Vernon Sumwalt

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Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Miami, B.A., 1994
Law School Attended:
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, North Carolina; 1998, South Carolina; 1998, United States District Court, District of South Carolina; 1998, United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1999, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; 2005, United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 2015, United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2017, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 2014, United States Supreme Court
ISLN:
913654550

Areas of Practice (20)

  • Workers Compensation
  • Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • Industrial or Worksite Injuries and Deaths
  • Administrative Hearings and Appeals
  • Appellate Practice
  • Automobile Liability
  • Litigation
  • Civil Litigation
  • Automobile Accidents
  • Negligence
  • Automobile Negligence
  • Bodily Injury
  • Severe Burns
  • Spinal Injury
  • Medicare Fraud and Abuse
  • Occupational Cancer
  • Occupational Disease
  • Truck Accidents
  • Electrical Injury
  • General Practice

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (35 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge
  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0
  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0
  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0
  • Communication

    5.0/5.0
  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/27/13 in Workers Compensation

    Vernon exemplifies the highest standards of our profession.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/27/13 in Workers Compensation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/26/13 in Social Security

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/26/13 in Workers Compensation

    Vernon is a superb lawyer and has earned an AV rating!

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/22/13 in Workers Compensation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 04/19/13 in Workers Compensation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 04/19/13 in Workers Compensation

    Vernon is one of the very best workers' comp lawyers in his age class (or otherwise) in North Carolina, is an important leader in development of the law now and will be one of the most important comp lawyers in the future. It is a pleasure to work w... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/19/13 in Workers Compensation Appeals

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 04/19/13 in Workers Compensation

    Vernon is an excellent practicioner and an example of someone who truely deserves the AV rating

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 04/19/13 in Workers Compensation

    May be the most knowledgeable attorney for Worker's Compensation in the State of North Carolina. If I had a claim I would hire him.

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Lawyers Client Review
5.0/5.0 (10 reviews)
Platinum Client Champion

We was Very Satisfied with Mr. Sumwalt and his team! They’re Definitely not afraid to go up against big or small Companies...!!! This was our second time hiring him with a challenging case and as be...

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  • Charlotte, NC
    The Refinery, Fifth Floor , 1213 West Morehead Street
    Charlotte, NC 28208