South Carolina

Fred Thompson III
Member Attorney

Fred Thompson leads Motley Rice’s Medical practice group, managing the firm’s litigation related to defective medical devices, harmful pharmaceutical drugs and medical malpractice as well as overseeing the firm’s nursing home abuse litigation team. In this role, Fred litigates personal injury and economic damage recovery cases on behalf of individuals harmed by negligence, product defects or misconduct.

His work has led to his appointment to numerous leadership positions, including Plaintiffs’ Co-Liaison Counsel in the federal Digitek® consolidation and membership on the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committees in the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis® defibrillator lead, Avandia® and Trasylol® federal multidistrict litigation. Fred also serves as chairman of the American Association for Justice’s Digitek® Litigation Group and co-chairman of the Kugel® Mesh Litigation Group. He co-authored “Composix® Kugel® Mesh: A Primer” for the Spring 2008 AAJ Section on Toxic, Environmental & Pharmaceutical Torts newsletter.

With more than two decades of diverse experience in personal injury, commercial and toxic tort law, Fred is also active with the firm’s consumer fraud, commercial and economic damage litigation. He has represented clients in litigation involving bond issues and securities fraud in federal, state and bankruptcy forums as well as through alternative dispute resolution. Additionally, Fred has practiced commercial transaction work, including contracting, corporate, partnership and limited liability company formation, and capital acquisitions.

A member of the American Association for Justice, Fred is frequently speaks on medical litigation topics at legal seminars throughout the country. He serves his local community as a Board Member for the East Cooper Community Outreach organization.