Cindi Solomon represents dozens of governmental entities, including states, cities, counties and other municipalities as part of Motley Rice’s opioid litigation team.
Cindi contributes to the firm’s intensive involvement in the National Prescription Opiate MDL, as well as similar cases filed in state court against manufacturers, distributors and other entities believed to have played a role in causing the opioid crisis. She has additional experience in pharmaceutical drug, defective medical device, and product liability cases, including working with Motley Rice attorneys in the 1990s on historic Big Tobacco litigation, which resulted in the largest civil settlement in U.S. history.
In addition to her legal career, Cindi has worked for several years to promote eye health in the Charleston, S.C., area. She served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired–Charleston from 2011 to 2016. She co-founded and served as Volunteer Executive Director of Operation Sight, a non-profit that provides free cataract surgery and other services to those in need. She is currently the Treasurer of Operation Sight.
Numerous other community positions she has held include:
Kiawah Island Club Board Member
Spoleto Festival USA Board Member
Medical University of South Carolina Women’s Club President, 2009–2010
Trident United Way
♦ Community Impact Committee 2016–2022
♦ Board of Directors for Trident United Way 2004–2010, 2014–2015
♦ Women's Leadership Council President 2014–2015
Litigation Areas
Medical Devices Medical Drugs Public ClientEducation
J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996
B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1988
Licensed In
- South Carolina
Admitted to Practice Before
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Associations
South Carolina Women Lawyers
American Association for Justice
