Ron Cox

Ron Cox is a Columbia trial lawyer at Proffitt & Cox, LLP, who represents people injured by negligence across South Carolina courts and communities. He handles personal injury law and wrongful death cases involving trucking accidents, car wrecks, medical malpractice, and nursing home abuse. His practice also includes complex litigation, class actions, defective drug cases, workplace injuries, and dog attack claims. Ron works to understand each client’s loss, explain legal options in clear terms, and pursue fair results through careful preparation, strong advocacy, and practical judgment.

Ron earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he graduated near the top of his class. During law school, he received several honors and served on the editorial board of the South Carolina Law Review. He also completed a B.S. in Business Administration, magna cum laude from University of South Carolina. There, he got Outstanding Student of Finance, and President’s Honor Roll. That training helped build the research, writing, and case analysis skills that support his trial work. His legal education also shaped his disciplined approach to complex claims, detailed evidence review, and persuasive arguments for seriously injured clients in litigation.

Ron began his law career with established South Carolina firms, where he represented Fortune 500 companies and large businesses. That defense experience gave him insight into how major defendants and insurers evaluate claims. He later shifted his practice toward helping injured people and families seek accountability after serious harm. He has used that background in cases involving commercial trucks, unsafe medical care, dangerous products, and other losses that require focused litigation, skilled negotiation, thorough preparation, clear strategy, and steady communication.

Ron Cox has helped clients recover multi-million dollar results in trucking accidents, drunk driving, medical malpractice, and class action matters. His reported work includes helping obtain more than $10,000,000 for a trucking accident victim’s family, a $3,000,000 medical malpractice recovery, and a $3,050,000 class action recovery for residents affected by factory emissions. He has helped secure more than $40 million in total recoveries. Ron continues to serve injured people with integrity, preparation, and determined advocacy in court and negotiations.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founding Partner, Proffitt & Cox, LLP
• Barrister, John Belton O’Neal Inn of Court
• Member, Richland County Bar
• Former Chairman, South Carolina Bar

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Carolina
  BS in Business Administration with Magna Cum Laude

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