Overview

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Motley Rice is one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms. Founding members Ron Motley and Joe Rice worked together for more than 30 years. With more than 70 attorneys and hundreds of staff, the firm continues to represent consumers against wrongdoing and negligence through the use of the American civil justice system. We handle individual cases, consolidated trials, multidistrict litigation and class actions and cases involving aviation and transportation disasters; catastrophic injury; environmental contamination; anti-terrorism and human rights violations; medical drugs and devices; securities and consumer fraud; anti-trust; whistleblower and qui tam; and occupational diseases such as mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Visit www.motleyrice.com for detailed information about Motley Rice.

Rankings

Motley Rice LLC is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 6 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Metro Rankings

Charleston-SC
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Hartford
Tier 2 for Antitrust Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 1
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Metro Rankings

Charleston-SC
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Hartford
Tier 2 for Antitrust Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
New York City
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Rhode Island
Tier 1 for Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Washington, D.C.
Tier 1 for Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
Tier 2 for Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Antitrust Law
  • Aviation Law
  • Civil Rights Law
  • Consumer Protection Law
  • Derivatives and Futures Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Litigation - Securities
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
  • Qui Tam Law
  • Railroad Law
  • Transportation Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

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Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
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Main Location

Office Locations

Hartford, CT
One Corporate Center, 17th Floor
20 Church Street
Hartford, CT 06103
United States
860-882-1681 Call our Hartford, CT location at 860-882-1681 Get Directions Get directions to our Hartford, CT location
Philadelphia, PA
40 West Evergreen Avenue, Suite 104
Philadelphia, PA 19118
United States
856-667-0500 Call our Philadelphia, PA location at 856-667-0500 Get Directions Get directions to our Philadelphia, PA location
Providence, RI
40 Westminster Street, Fifth Floor
Providence, RI 02903
United States
401-457-7700 Call our Providence, RI location at 401-457-7700 Get Directions Get directions to our Providence, RI location

Management and Personnel

Managing Member
Joseph F. Rice

Contacts

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Director of Marketing & Communications
Alicia Ward
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