Best Medical Malpractice & Negligence Lawyers in Providence, RI

Motley Rice represents people (plaintiffs) in civil litigation cases. Our cases have involved occupational disease and toxic tort (including asbestos and burn pit exposure), aviation disasters, catastrophic injury, defective medical devices, dangerous pharmaceutical drugs, environmental contamination, anti-terrorism and human rights. We also represent unions, businesses, institutions and governmental entities in securities and consumer fraud matters.

At Motley Rice you will find a courteous and professional staff. Meeting your lawyer for the first time can be a stressful experience, and we will do our best to make you comfortable. Our staff reserves plenty of time to meet with new clients to discuss potential cases. Having documents at our disposal is beneficial, so we always suggest that new clients bring pertinent paperwork. Of course, the initial consultation is always free.

This will depend on the fee and cost agreement that is agreed to in your case. When we represent a client on a contingent fee basis, we advance litigation expenses incurred during our representation. In that situation, our fee will be a percentage of the recovery computed before deducting expenses. If and when the case reaches a successful conclusion, the costs we have expended are returned to us out of your recovery before our fees are calculated.

Deciding when to accept or reject a settlement offer is rarely an easy decision. Our lawyers advise our clients of the pros and cons of trying their cases versus settling before trial. We do our best to help our clients decide whether a settlement offer is a fair one, but the decision is ultimately yours.

You must file your lawsuit within a certain amount of time. The cut-off date for your ability to file is called the statute of limitations (SOL). The rules stating how long you have to file your case are different depending on what type of case you have and in what court it needs to be filed.