About Preston Pope

Preston T. Pope, Esq. is a Personal Injury Attorney at Elrod Pope Accident & Injury Attorneys, bringing military service, courtroom insight, and community-focused advocacy to his practice. A Rock Hill native, he is the son of Senior Counsel Thomas "Tommy" Pope and began his legal journey with the firm as a runner in 2015.

After graduating high school, Preston enlisted in the South Carolina Air National Guard as an F-16 Crew Chief with the 169th Fighter Wing, overseeing and performing aircraft maintenance.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Marketing) cum laude from the University of South Carolina's Darla Moore School of Business in 2021. He is admitted to the State Bar of South Carolina.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Elrod Pope

These results are credited to Elrod Pope. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$10.28 millionVerdictTop 20 in South Carolina · #15

A South Carolina warehouse worker suffered permanent lumbar spinal injuries when a commercial trailer's improperly installed landing gear buckled during loading, sending a jury to award Anthony Avery $7.48 million in compensatory damages and $2.8 million in punitive damages against MG Logistics, Inc.

U.S. District Court, D.S.C., Rock Hill Division · 2026Truck AccidentsRead the full story →

A construction worker in a marked Charlotte crosswalk was hit by a left-turning construction truck on August 29, 2022, and suffered a traumatic brain injury with multiple skull fractures. The defense blamed him for failing to keep a lookout, but reconstruction showed the truck at 18 mph with no braking. At a July 29, 2025 mediation the case resolved for $6 million, all available liability insurance limits.

Mecklenburg County Superior Court, Charlotte, North Carolina · 2025Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$2.95 millionVerdict

A federal jury awarded $2.95 million to the estate of David Allan Woods, a 50-year-old South Carolina detainee who died of gastrointestinal bleeding in 2010 after jail officers repeatedly ignored his deteriorating condition.

U.S. District Court, D.S.C. (Berkeley County) · 2014Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of South Carolina School of Law
B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing), cum laude
University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business
Undergraduate, 2021

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of South Carolina

Awards & recognition

Cum laude, USC Darla Moore School of Business (2021)

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