Law Firm of Motley Rice LLC - Motley Rice Attorney to Speak at Upcoming Conferences

Mt. PLEASANT, S.C., (November 22, 2005) -Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiff's law firms, today announced that it will host a free breakfast seminar to discuss elder care, neglect and abuse for those that have a loved one in a nursing home or an assisted living facility or are considering future placement. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the North Charleston Sheraton located at 4770 Goer Drive from 8:30 - 10:30 A.M.

Topics being discussed include: how to recognize signs of emotional, verbal, physical and financial neglect and abuse; steps one can take to prevent, report and correct neglect and abuse; agencies that can assist you with placement, research and other questions. Speakers from Motley Rice include attorneys Fred Thompson and Kimberly Barone. Also speaking will be Winn Tutterow, president of Senior Planning Specialists*.

To attend this seminar and receive more information, contact Sally Comollo at 1-877-999-1652 or scomollo@motleyrice.com to reserve your spot(s).

The U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform-Minority Office states that there are nearly 17,000 nursing homes in the United States that currently care for 1.6 million residents. They also state that this figure is expected to quadruple to 6.6 million residents by 2050. Other data shows that for every one case of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation reported to authorities, approximately five go unreported. Current estimates also put the overall reporting of financial exploitation at only 1 in 25 cases, suggesting that there may be at least 5 million financial abuse victims each year. It is because of statistics such as these that Motley Rice believes it necessary to educate those that are faced with a decision about how to care for their loved ones.