Laura Khare Behre

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Laura Khare Behre: Attorney with Motley Rice LLC

Biography

As Associate General Counsel at Motley Rice, Laura Behre manages the firm's legal matters, including employment issues, ethics, marketing, commercial contracts and legal defense.

She advises the firm's attorneys on ethical matters, as well as develops appropriate compliance and risk management measures for the firm. In addition, Laura represents a diverse client base, including victims of sexual abuse and environmental contamination.

Laura joined Motley Rice in 2004 after several years as a civil rights attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Washington, D.C. She began her tenure as a political appointee for President William J. Clinton. In addition, Laura served as Deputy Director of Research at the State Affairs Company, a consulting firm in Arlington, Virginia, and as a legal fellow for the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. She began her career as a staff attorney at the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

Laura has served on the Board of Directors for the Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center, the Board of Directors for the Next Child Fund and the Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals. In her spare time, she enjoys participating on local and national political campaigns, including as a volunteer for multiple national Democratic conventions, most recently in 2012 as a member of the convention’s script writing team.

* Please remember that every case is different. Any result we achieve for one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

Awards, Accolades & Recognitions

Charleston Regional Business Journal

2008 Forty Under 40

Blog Posts

November 11, 2024

A Thank You for Our Veterans

by: Joseph F. Rice

February 26, 2020

Decade in Review: Plaintiffs’ Litigation Highlights Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Joseph F. Rice

May 28, 2019

SCOTUS preemption ruling good news for drug and device plaintiffs Causes, Not Just Cases

by: Louis M. Bograd

News

April 28, 2025

The history and legacy of Workers’ Memorial Day

by:
M. Nolan Webb

July 2, 2021

Boy Scouts reach settlement for sexual abuse survivors

by: Motley Rice

Areas of Practice (3)

  • Anti-Terrorism & Human Rights
  • Environmental
  • Securities & Consumer Fraud

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Agnes Scott College, B.A., 1992; University of Virginia, M.A., 1993
Law School Attended:
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1996
Year of First Admission:
1996
Admission:
1996, SC
Memberships:

Associations

•American Association for Justice
•Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers
•South Carolina Association for Justice
•South Carolina Women Lawyers' Association

Reported Cases:
Casework: Boy Scouts of America Childhood Sexual Abuse Claims: Sexual Abuse Human Rights Lawsuits; For decades, millions of families have trusted the Boy Scouts of America to lead and nurture their sons, but for an untold number of boys, that trust was met with betrayal in the form of sexual abuse by scout leaders. Survivors and...
ISLN:
913659449

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