Marlon Kimpson represents victims of corporate malfeasance, 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. He has also directed several books and records requests and worked on mergers and acquisitions cases that include: In re Atheros Communications, Inc., Shareholder Litigation, In re Celera Corporation Shareholder Litigation and In re RehabCare Group, Inc., Shareholders Litigation.
Marlon joined Motley Rice attorneys in 2000 and has played an integral role in developing the firm’s catastrophic injury, aviation, asbestos and securities fraud practice groups. He has worked as a member of the aviation team on commercial and charter aviation cases with clients, defendants and accidents involving multiple countries. A frequent speaker, Marlon has presented at seminars and conferences across the country, including the Public Funds Summit, the National Association of State Treasurers, the South Carolina Black Lawyers’ Association, the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) and the National Association of Securities Professionals (NASP).
After five years in commercial banking, Marlon earned a law degree before serving as a law clerk to Judge Matthew J. Perry of the U.S. District Court of South Carolina. His work in the legal field was recognized in the inaugural edition of Benchmark Plaintiff, The Definitive Guide to America’s Leading Plaintiff Firms & Attorneys, which named Marlon as a "Local Litigation Star" in its national rankings for mass torts/products liability, as well as its South Carolina rankings in environmental, mass tort and securities. His legal work and volunteer service also earned him a place on the 2005 Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 list, and he is a University of South Carolina School of Law Compleat Bronze Award recipient.
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. He formerly held leadership roles with the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors, the Charleston Black Lawyers Association and the South Carolina Election Commission.
Marlon is lifetime member of the NAACP and a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, National Bar Association, South Carolina Association for Justice, Sigma Pi Phi Boulé and Omega Psi Phi fraternity.
