- Ronald Motley
Ronald L. Motley is a noted American trial attorney, and a principal of
Motley Rice, LLC , aMount Pleasant, South Carolina -based law firm.Career synopsis
Motley, a 1971 graduate of the
University of South Carolina School of Law [http://www.motleyrice.com/attorneys/displayattorneyprofile.asp?aid=104 Motley's biography from Motley Rice] ] , has over his three-decade career won major judgments for his clients against the asbestos and tobacco industries. Mr. Motley was portrayed byBruce McGill in director Michael Mann's 1999 film "The Insider", starringRussell Crowe .Current activities
Today, Mr. Motley is lead counsel for more than 6,500 family members and survivors of the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks seeking justice againstal-Qaeda ’s financiers. [cite news
last = Isikoff
first = Michael
last2 = Hosenball
first2 = Mark
title = A Legal Counterattack
publisher = Newsweek
date =April 16 ,2003
url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3067906/
accessdate = 2007-08-02 ] His chief European investigator is noted terrorism financing expertJean-Charles Brisard .Industry recognition
In 1998, he was named Harry M. Philo Trial Lawyer of the Year by the 50,000-member Association of Trial Lawyers of America and received the President’s Award of the
National Association of Attorneys General . The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids gave him their Youth Advocates of the Year Award in 1999.External links
* [http://www.motleyrice.com/ Law Firm of Motley Rice LLC]
* [http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/entity.jsp?entity=ron_motley Cooperative Research page on Ron Motley]References
* [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/settlement/interviews/motley.html PBS Frontline interview with Ron Motley]
* Jennifer Senior, "A Nation Unto Himself", "New York Times" March 14, 2004
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