Atty. Annie E. Kouba
Annie Kouba is a trial lawyer with a diverse practice representing global terror victims, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, children and families coping with mental health challenges allegedly caused by social media platforms, as well as public clients and government entities. Annie serves on the Plaintiff Steering Committee for the JCCP Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability -a California state litigation alleging social media companies designed and marketed addictive platforms to children and young adults resulting in severe mental and physical harm.
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Annie E. Kouba is a Member based in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, practforg at Motley Rice Llc. Educated at University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2016) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (B.A., 2012). Actiand member of Associations • American Association for Justice, Political Action Committee Task Force •South Carolina Association for Justice. Serands clients in Mount Pleasant, SC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Annie Kouba is a trial lawyer with a diverse practice representing global terror victims, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, children and families coping with mental health challenges allegedly caused by social media platforms, as well as public clients and government entities
- Annie serves on the Plaintiff Steering Committee for the JCCP Re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability-a California state litigation alleging social media companies designed and marketed addictive platforms to children and young adults resulting in severe mental and physical harm
- She is also part of the team representing victims, their families, and school districts seeking justice against social media companies across the nation in In re: Social Media Adolescent Addiction/Personal Injury Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 3047
- Additionally, Annie is a part of Motley Rice’s team of attorneys that represents dozens of cities, towns, counties, and townships in the National Prescription Opiate MDL against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies for alleged deceptive marketing, fraudulent distribution and other business practices that contributed to the opioid crisis
- Annie also has experience in the courtroom as a part of the Motley Rice trial team representing individuals alleging harm by defective medical devices
- Prior to joining Motley Rice, Annie interned with the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Health and Human Services Division where she drafted criminal briefs for the N.C
- Court of Appeals and N.C
- Supreme Court and assisted the president of the American Association of Public Welfare Attorneys
- She also interned with the EMILY’s List Political Opportunity Program and has worked as a voir dire consultant
- Annie concentrated in Community, Management, and Policy Practice at the University of North Carolina’s School of Social Work Master’s program where she specialized in the intersection of public policy and the law
- Through a practicum with the program, Annie interned with the Compass Center for Women and Families in the Financial Literacy Education Program, where she served as a certified counselor with The Benefit Bank
- While pursuing her studies at the University of North Carolina School of Law, Annie served as a published staff member on the First Amendment Law Review and as vice president of the Carolina Public Interest Law Organization
- She also contributed more than 100 hours in the Pro Bono Program there, through which she prepared tax returns for low-income citizens and researched and provided social work policy and legal perspective related to minors’ rights after sexual assault for a guidebook from the NC Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- Awards, Accolades & Recognitions South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy 2019 Class of 2019 National Law Journal 2023 Rising Stars of the Plaintiffs’ Bar Best Lawyers Charleston, SC 2024-2026 Ones to Watch list: Product liability litigation-plaintiffs 2025-2026 Ones to Watch list: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs Blog Posts July 11, 2019 Corporate disclosure in the age of Twitter: Social media’s impact on pension funds Causes, Not Just Cases by: Annie E. Kouba News April 13, 2026 Social media juries send a clear message: protect our children by: Annie E. Kouba March 25, 2026 New Mexico AG Prevails in Lawsuit Against Meta Platforms Inc. by: Motley Rice
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in South Carolina
Practforg law in South Carolina. Legal matters in South Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Mount Pleasant are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate South Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in South Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in South Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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