Ron Motley
Encyclopedia
Ronald L. Motley is a noted American trial attorney, and a principal of Motley Rice
LLC, a Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
-based law firm.
School of Law, has over his three-decade career won major judgments for his clients against the asbestos and tobacco industries. Mr. Motley was portrayed by Bruce McGill
in director Michael Mann
's 1999 film The Insider
, starring Russell Crowe
.
’s financiers. His chief European investigator is noted terrorism financing expert Jean-Charles Brisard
.
. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids gave him their Youth Advocates of the Year Award in 1999.
Motley Rice
Motley Rice LLC is one of the largest American plaintiffs litigation firms. Founded in 2003, Motley Rice now employs more than 60 attorneys in seven offices across the United States.-Practice areas:*Anti-Terrorism*Human Rights Law*Asbestos & Mesothelioma...
LLC, a Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Mount Pleasant is a large affluent suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. It is a member of the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area, for statistical purpose only, as designated by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget....
-based law firm.
Career synopsis
Motley, a 1971 graduate of the University of South CarolinaUniversity of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina is a public, co-educational research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with 7 surrounding satellite campuses. Its historic campus covers over in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House...
School of Law, has over his three-decade career won major judgments for his clients against the asbestos and tobacco industries. Mr. Motley was portrayed by Bruce McGill
Bruce McGill
Bruce Travis McGill is an American actor who has an extensive list of credits in film and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Jack Dalton on the television series MacGyver and as Daniel Simpson "D-Day" Day in National Lampoon's Animal House.-Early life:McGill was born in San...
in director Michael Mann
Michael Mann (film director)
Michael Kenneth Mann is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. For his work, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
's 1999 film The Insider
The Insider (film)
The Insider is a 1999 film based on the true story of a 60 Minutes television series segment, as seen through the eyes of a real tobacco executive, Jeffrey Wigand. The 60 Minutes story originally aired in November 1995 in an altered form because of objections by CBS’ then-owner, Laurence Tisch, who...
, starring Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
.
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 against al-QaedaAl-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad...
’s financiers. His chief European investigator is noted terrorism financing expert Jean-Charles Brisard
Jean-Charles Brisard
Jean-Charles Brisard is an international expert and consultant on international terrorism. He authored the first and most exhaustive study ever written on the financial network of the Bin Laden organization, "The economic environment of Osama Ben Laden"...
.
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 GeneralNational Association of Attorneys General
The National Association of Attorneys General is an organization of 56 state and territorial attorneys general in the United States...
. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids gave him their Youth Advocates of the Year Award in 1999.