Our Attorneys

Brothers James and Will Cox founded what is today the Cox Law Firm in 1969, with a passionate sense of civic duty and a desire to champion client rights. The two lawyer brothers were active in the community from the beginning, marching for civil rights and fighting for unions.

Each of our Lake Charles attorneys today continues this sense of community and continuity. We apply our combined 135 years of experience to achieve great success for our clients. We invite you to look deeper into each attorney’s bio below.

Tom Filo
Partner

Tom has successfully tried and settled hundreds of personal injury cases, including one of the largest punitive damage verdicts for an individual plaintiff in Louisiana. He has obtained numerous multimillion dollar recoveries for clients against oil companies, industrial plants, automobile manufacturers, and insurance companies.

Michael Cox
Partner

Michael has successfully tried over one hundred cases in state and federal courts, including approximately 30 jury trials and the largest individual personal injury verdict reported in the state of Louisiana, over $26 million.

Paul Cox
Partner

Paul handles all types of plaintiffs’ personal injury, maritime, and workers’ compensation cases. Paul has devoted his practice to helping families get their lives back on track by recovering the compensation they deserve.

Tom Filo
Partner

Tom has successfully tried and settled hundreds of personal injury cases, including one of the largest punitive damage verdicts for an individual plaintiff in Louisiana. He has obtained numerous multimillion dollar recoveries for clients against oil companies, industrial plants, automobile manufacturers, and insurance companies.

Michael Cox
Partner

Michael has successfully tried over one hundred cases in state and federal courts, including approximately 30 jury trials and the largest individual personal injury verdict reported in the state of Louisiana, over $26 million.

Paul Cox
Partner

Paul handles all types of plaintiffs’ personal injury, maritime, and workers’ compensation cases. Paul has devoted his practice to helping families get their lives back on track by recovering the compensation they deserve.

kevin camel
Partner

Kevin has obtained millions of dollars in damages for his clients injured in automobile, maritime, Jones Act, and on-the-job accidents. Kevin also handles commercial and construction litigation and oil field contamination cases.

richard wilson
Partner

Richard handles maritime, personal injury, toxic tort, and workers’ compensation cases.

somer brown
Partner

Somer, a Lake Charles native, graduated from McNeese State and earned her law degree at Baylor. She has practiced in the areas of oil and gas disputes, insurance, and employment law. Her focus here has been on employee rights and union issues, along with personal injury.

kevin camel
Partner

Kevin has obtained millions of dollars in damages for his clients injured in automobile, maritime, Jones Act, and on-the-job accidents. Kevin also handles commercial and construction litigation and oil field contamination cases.

richard wilson
Partner

Richard handles maritime, personal injury, toxic tort, and workers’ compensation cases.

somer brown
Partner

Somer, a Lake Charles native, graduated from McNeese State and earned her law degree at Baylor. She has practiced in the areas of oil and gas disputes, insurance, and employment law. Her focus here has been on employee rights and union issues, along with personal injury.

james cox
Of Counsel

Jimmy co-founded the firm in 1969. Throughout his career, he has settled hundreds of cases totaling millions of dollars in Jones Act, maritime, personal injury, and inadequate security litigation. From 1991 to 2000, he served in the Louisiana State Senate.

William Cox
(1928-2011)
 

Along with his brother Jimmy, William Cox founded the Lake Charles firm of Cox & Cox in 1969.

Jackson Ritchie
Attorney

Jackson is a native of Sulphur and a McNeese graduate in Business. His law degree is from Louisiana State University Law Center. His focuses are Hurricane Litigation and Personal Injury.

james cox
Of Counsel

Jimmy co-founded the firm in 1969. Throughout his career, he has settled hundreds of cases totaling millions of dollars in Jones Act, maritime, personal injury, and inadequate security litigation. From 1991 to 2000, he served in the Louisiana State Senate.

William Cox
(1928-2011)
 

Along with his brother Jimmy, William Cox founded the Lake Charles firm of Cox & Cox in 1969.

Jackson Ritchie
Attorney

Jackson is a native of Sulphur and a McNeese graduate in Business. His law degree is from Louisiana State University Law Center. His focuses are Hurricane Litigation and Personal Injury.

Roy Wygant
Attorney

Originally from Texas, Roy completed all of his higher education in Louisiana including Tulane Law School. he practices in both Texas and Louisiana in civil, criminal and family law, and has succeeded in cases that went all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Derrick D. Kee
Attorney

Derrick is a father of four (4) and the husband of Chasity Kee. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois, but first came to Louisiana when he enrolled in Grambling State University in 1997. While at Grambling, Derrick excelled both academically and athletically as a baseball player and outstanding student.

Judge Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Of Counsel

Judge T is a former Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal. Upon retiring form the bench, he became Of Counsel the Cox Law Firm.

Roy Wygant
Attorney

Originally from Texas, Roy completed all of his higher education in Louisiana including Tulane Law School. he practices in both Texas and Louisiana in civil, criminal and family law, and has succeeded in cases that went all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal.

Derrick D. Kee
Attorney

Derrick is a father of four (4) and the husband of Chasity Kee. He is a native of Chicago, Illinois, but first came to Louisiana when he enrolled in Grambling State University in 1997. While at Grambling, Derrick excelled both academically and athletically as a baseball player and outstanding student.

Judge Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux
Of Counsel

Judge T is a former Chief Judge of the Third Circuit Court of Appeal. Upon retiring form the bench, he became Of Counsel for the Cox Law Firm.

A law firm rooted in plaintiffs’ rights: the Cox Law Firm of Lake Charles, Louisiana.