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Office Address
Custom Modular Designs
535 Atwood Ave. Suite #4
Cranston RI 02920

Phone Numbers
Office 401.490.0944
Fax 401.490.0945

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Model Home Address
North Kingstown, RI
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Richard E. Palumbo, Jr.

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, and Executive Vice President

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Richard Palumbo is the Co-Founder, Co-CEO and the Executive Vice President of Custom Modular Designs, LLC.  Richard's experience in the construction industry is in excess of twenty years.  He has extensive experience with all forms of construction including stick frame, metal, concrete masonry units, poured and pre-cast concrete, steel, panelized and modular.  He is considered an industry leader in both the technical and legal aspects of modular construction including green and sustainable construction.  Richard is a frequent seminar lecturer and expert witness in a number of areas within the construction industry.

His responsibilities at Custom Modular Designs include the administration of new product development; sales and marketing; and oversight, development and implementation of our company's quality control systems.  Richard is also directly responsible for our company's legal issues including land use and zoning issues; permitting; contract drafting and review; and building code issues.  Richard works directly with our valued customers to design and build the best modular homes at the best price.

Once you have met and worked with Richard Palumbo, you will come to understand why Custom Modular Designs, LLC is the fastest growing modular company in New England.

Education, Licenses, Memberships and Affiliations

University of Rhode Island, BA   
Penn State Dickinson Law, JD
Admitted - RI Bar (#7081)    
Member - RI Bar Association
Member - Committee on Title Standards  
Admitted - MA Bar (#662445)
Member - MA Bar Assc. (#192773)   
Admitted - Federal Bar
Member - ABA (00849464)    
ABA Section of Real Property
Member - ABA Forum - Construction Law  
ABA Section of Litigation
Member - ATLA (#0239443)    
RI Real Estate Broker (#B15816)
Member - National Association of Realtors  
Member - Kent Board of Realtors
Member - Modular Housing Training Institute 
Member - Better Business Bureau  
RI Claims Adjuster (#1083035)   
RI Contractor (#25451)
Member - RITLA     
MA CSL (#CS071799)
Connecticut Contractor (#10196)   
Member - URI Alumni Association
Member - Penn State Alumni Association   
Member - Dickinson School of Law Member - Phi Alpha Delta    University Alumni Association