MOUNT PLEASANT, SC - Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation's largest plaintiffs' litigation firms, announces today the promotion of Hillarie Stecker to Director of Litigation Support. 

Stecker has served as the firm's Litigation Support Manger since 2006. As the Director of Litigation Support, Stecker will continue to oversee records operations, procedures, retention compliance and quality control for the firm's client and firm files and electronic records. She is also charged with identifying, planning, developing and implementing long-range objectives and resources related to the storage, security and technology of client files. In this role, Stecker serves as a central liaison between the IT/Litigation Support teams and attorneys throughout the firm's practice groups, managing e-discovery support and vendor relationships.

Stecker earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the College of Charleston. Prior to joining Motley Rice, Stecker served in several administrative and data management roles for the Medical University of South Carolina and worked with Motley Rice attorneys as a legal assistant from 1992 to 1997.

"Hillarie has demonstrated diligence and excellence in planning and prioritizing our litigation support and data management operations for our current and future needs," said Motley Rice co-founding attorney Joe Rice. "Her team works every day to effectively serve our clients, attorneys and colleagues. Under her guidance, our firm is preparing for future advancements in technology that will help our records and retention programs."

About Motley Rice LLC
Motley Rice attorneys gained recognition for their 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. The firm employs over 300 people, is headquartered in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and has additional offices in Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; New York, New York; and Morgantown, West Virginia.

Motley Rice attorneys continue to seek justice for those harmed by: aviation disasters; catastrophic injury; securities and consumer fraud; environmental hazards and contamination; medical negligence and medical drug and device defects; and occupational disease including mesothelioma. 

For more information on Motley Rice LLC, contact attorney Joe Rice (SC) at +1 800.768.4026 or visit www.motleyrice.com.