Motley Rice Attorneys Increase Personal Involvememt in South Carolina; Ledlie Joins South Carolina Bar Council and Kimpson Joins USC Board of Visitors

Business Wire, August 14, 2006

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, today announced that attorneys James W. Ledlie and Marlon Kimpson have taken leadership positions in two prominent South Carolina organizations. Ledlie was recently appointed to the 2006-2007 South Carolina Bar Torts Insurance Practice Council. Kimpson will be joining the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors.

The South Carolina Bar, which has a membership of more than 11,500 lawyers, is dedicated to advancing justice, professionalism and understanding of the law. The Torts and Insurance Practice Section maintains a strong interest in products liability, workers' compensation, wrongful death and survivor actions, automobile law, insurance law and medical and legal malpractice and damages.

"We are extremely proud that James will be representing Motley Rice in the South Carolina Bar Council," stated Anne Kearse, Motley Rice member and practice group leader. "We believe his discipline and dedication in matters of the law make him a powerful addition to the Council."

Ledlie began work with Motley Rice attorneys in 1998 and currently focuses his efforts within the firm's Occupational Disease and Toxic Tort, Securities and Consumer Fraud and Environmental Practice Groups. He graduated with a B.A. from Wofford College and earned a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina. He currently serves as a member of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Board of Governors. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association of Justice and the United States Supreme Court Historical Society

Attorney Marlon Kimpson has been appointed by President Andrew Sorenson to serve a two-year term as a presidential appointee to the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. The Board consists of prestigious USC alumni and serves to assist the Board of Trustees with the overall advancement of the University.

Kimpson began working with Motley Rice attorneys in 2000. He was recognized in 2005 when named one of Charleston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 award recipients. He currently serves as President of the Charleston Black Lawyers Association and is on the Palmetto Board of Directors. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the National Bar Association. He is a Member of Congressman James and Emily Clyburn Endowment Fund Committee and the Carolina Youth Development Center as well as on the Board of Directors for the New U.S.C. Law School Building Fund Committee. He served as Chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission from 2001 to 2003. Kimpson received a BA degree from Morehouse College and a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

About Motley Rice LLC

Motley Rice LLC is one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms. Motley Rice attorneys gained global recognition for their pioneering work on behalf of asbestos victims, the State Attorneys General in their landmark litigation against Big Tobacco, and the 9/11 families in their groundbreaking lawsuit against terrorist financiers. Motley Rice attorneys continue to seek justice in the areas of: catastrophic injury; complex case resolution; securities and consumer fraud; environmental hazards and contamination; medical negligence and defects; occupational disease and toxic torts; and transportation defects. For more information on Motley Rice LLC call Fritz Jekel at 1-800-768-4026 or visit http://www.motleyrice.com.