Profile

Ron Tryon has extensive experience serving the complex commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation needs of both U.S. and international companies throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Mr. Tryon has practiced in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Tryon regularly serves as local counsel in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina on behalf of out-of-state law firms and their respective clients – a service required by law in South Carolina for out-of-state litigators since South Carolina has no bar admission reciprocity agreement with any state bar in the country. In addition, over the course of his career, Mr. Tryon has successfully defended health care providers, educational institutions, banking institutions and manufacturers in wrongful death actions, in age, race and gender discrimination actions and regulatory and unfair trade practice matters. He also advises clients in connection with preventing and defending against commercial disputes and other liability issues based upon his broad litigation and EDiscovery experience.

Mr. Tryon is a member of the Parker Poe Diversity Committee.

Experience Highlights

• Representation of a European chemical company in a highly contested patent infringement/invalidity lawsuit against a South American chemical company over a four year period through jury verdict
• Representation of a national energy company in a fully litigated "bet-the-company" contractual interference and related business tort claims which resulted in a defense verdict for our client and a multi-million dollar indemnification award issued in favor of our client against a co-defendant for recovery of our client's attorneys fees and costs
• Representation of a large national retailer in a massive statewide class action involving a class of more than 27,000 members (as to our client alone) who were sued alongside 300 other retailer defendants across South Carolina
• Representation of a major U.S. distributor in a complex, commercial breach of sales commission contract/fraud action involving distribution centers located in six states
• Representation of U.S. and foreign corporations in a variety of class action lawsuits filed in the financial services, insurance and transportation industries

News

• 69 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2012
  September 6, 2011
• 61 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers® for 2011
  August 18, 2010
• YMCA Spirit, Mind and Body Award Presented to Columbia Attorney
  May 13, 2010
• Law & Politics Names Nine Attorneys as Super Lawyers in SC
  March 31, 2010
• 55 Parker Poe Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
  July 30, 2009
• Nine Parker Poe Attorneys Named South Carolina Super Lawyers
  April 14, 2009
• Parker Poe Increases Number of Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America
  October 1, 2008
• Five Parker Poe Attorneys Named South Carolina Super Lawyers
  April 14, 2008
• Forum Selection Clauses in the Carolinas
  April 12, 2002

Memberships

• Defense Research Institute
  Member
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
  Member
• Federal Bar Association
  Member
• German-American Youth Cultural Exchange Program
  Delegation Leader
• South Carolina United FC
  President
• South Carolina YMCA Public Policy Committee
  Member; Chairperson
• Rotary Club of Spring Valley
  Member; Past President
• Rotary International District 7770
  Past Assistant District Governor; Past District Secretary
• Columbia Urban League
  Board Member