Marlon Kimpson represents victims of corporate negligence, from investors in securities and consumer fraud cases to those injured or killed in aviation disasters and other catastrophic incidents. Building upon the firm’s relationships with unions and governmental entities, Kimpson helps unions, institutional and individual investors and state and municipality pension funds better identify potential securities fraud and improve corporate governance through securities, deal and derivative litigation.

Since joining Motley Rice attorneys in 2000, Marlon has played an integral role in developing the firm’s catastrophic injury, aviation and securities fraud practice groups. Marlon has helped Motley Rice take a leadership role in noteworthy cases such as the constitutional rights class action on behalf of over 100 South Carolina high school students held at gunpoint during a school-authorized police raid. Currently Marlon represents several professional football players against the National Football League for its alleged negligence in endorsing a financial advisory firm indicted by the federal government for millions of dollars in embezzlement.

As a member of the aviation team, Marlon has worked on commercial and charter aviation cases with clients, defendants and accidents involving multiple countries including the United States, the Bahamas and Martinique.

Marlon goes beyond professional involvement in the community, currently serving on the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Maritime Foundation, Palmetto Project and the Peggy Browning Fund. Since 2006, he has served as a Presidential Appointee to the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. He formerly held leadership roles with the Charleston Black Lawyers Association and the South Carolina Election Commission. His legal work and volunteer service earned him the honor of being named to the 2005 Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list.

After five years in commercial banking, Marlon earned a law degree and then served as a law clerk to Judge Matthew J. Perry of the U.S. District Court of South Carolina. A frequent guest speaker at both continuing legal education and community events, Marlon has appeared on many media outlets. Marlon is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Charleston Black Lawyers Association, National Bar Association, South Carolina Association for Justice, Sigma Pi Phi Boulé fraternity and Omega Psi Phi fraternity.