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Motley Rice finalist in 11 “Elite Trial Lawyers” 2023 categories; Attorney to receive Rising Star award

ALM and The National Law Journal selected Motley Rice as a finalist in 11 of the 25 Elite Trial Lawyers categories for 2023. Additionally, Motley Rice attorney Annie Kouba (SC) is one of only 31 lawyers nationally receiving the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs’ Bar award. Firms are chosen based on their “outstanding plaintiffs work in high-stakes bench or jury trial or in a major settlement,” according to ALM and The National Law Journal.  Motley Rice is a finalist in the following categories: 

  • Catastrophic Injury 
  • Class Action  
  • Consumer Protection  
  • Environmental Protection  
  • Governmental Representation  
  • Mass Torts  
  • Plaintiffs Firm of the Year  
  • Products Liability  
  • Securities Litigation/Shareholder Rights  
  • Technology  
  • Trial Strategy Innovation  

The winners will be announced at the Elite Trial Lawyers award ceremony in New York City on July 13, 2023.  

Motley Rice was recognized as firm of the year in Pharmaceutical Litigation during the 2022 awards. Anne McGinness Kearse also received the Elite Women of the Plaintiffs Bar award, and Kristen Hermiz, Max Gruetzmacher and Tope Leyimu received the Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar award.  

About the 2023 Elite Trial Lawyers Awards 

According to The National Law Journal, the 2023 finalists must have devoted at least 50% of their litigation resources representing plaintiffs. Firms should have received at least one significant plaintiffs’ win within the contest period and possess an impressive record of success within the past three to five years. A “significant win” is constituted by success in a high stakes bench or jury trial or in a major settlement. This year they will also recognize the “2023 Plaintiffs Firm of the Year” for the first time.

The Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs Bar award honors young lawyers “who are up-and-comers in the plaintiffs bar, already demonstrating their litigation prowess, service to the community, and/or impact on their firm.” Read more about the Elite Trial Lawyers methodology here and here.