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Mr. Vernon Sumwalt
The Sumwalt Group Workers' Compensation and Trial Lawyers

P.O. Box 31424
Charlotte, NC 28231
Mecklenburg County

Phone: 704-565-0621

Firm: http://www.sumwaltgrouplaw.com

Education and Certifications: N.C. State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law (2005-present)N.C. State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Appellate Practice (2014-present)

Bars and Courts: U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; N.C. State Bar; S.C. State Bar (inactive); U.S. Dist..Court for the Western Dist. of N.C.; U.S. Dist. Court for the Middle Dist. of N.C.; U.S. Dist. Court for the Eastern Dist. of N.C.; U.S. Distr. Court for the Dist. of S.C.; U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Affiliations: NCAJ (currently Immediate Past President)NCBA (Appellate Rules Committee, former Chair WC section)South Carolina Advocates for JusticeSouth Carolina Injured Workers Advocates (Executive Committee 2016-2018, 2020-2022)Workplace Injury Litigation GroupAmerican Association for JusticeNational Academy of Social Insurance

Publications: Over 150 CLE materials and other articles. Additional books and chapters include: V. Sumwalt, Lexis-Nexis Practice Guide: North Carolina Workers' Compensation (Lexis-Nexis 2017)G. Cammarano and V. Johnson (editors), North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim (Lexis-Nexis 2012, 2014, 2016) (Chapter 13, "Credits under the N.C. W.C. Act").J. Jordan (editor), The Complete Guide to Medicare Secondary Payor Compliance (Lexis-Nexis 2011) (Chapter 6.11, "North Carolina")J. Ward and E. Westbrook (editors), South Carolina Damages (S.C. Bar 2004, 2009) (Chapter 39, Workers' Compensation)G. Beard, S. Poteat, M. Johnson, and V. Sumwalt, The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina (S.C. Bar 1998, 2003, 2005, 2008).B. Maybank, L. Jedziniak, G. Fuller, V. Sumwalt, E. Moise, E. Covington, The Law of Automobile Insurance in South Carolina (S.C. Bar 2000, 2002, 2009, 2015)V. MacDougall (editor), Negligence Purpose, Elements, and Evidence--The Role of Foreseeability in the Law of Each State (Okl. School of Law/Balloon Press 2018) (sections on North Carolina)

Honors and Awards: Super Lawyers (2010-present, Rising Star 2009)Best Lawyers in America (2009-present) (2013 and 2018 claimants' "Lawyer of the Year" in Charlotte, 2016 claimants' "Lawyer of the Year" in North Carolina)Lexis-Nexis Larson's Workers' Compensation Advisory Board (2007-present)Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent (5.0 out of 5.0)James L. Cross Leadership Award (N.C. State Board of Legal Specialization 2011)Honorary New Lawyer Award (NCAJ 2011)Ebbie Award (NCAJ 2012)

Practice Counties: Mecklenburg

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Primary Areas of Practice
Appellate
Civil
Personal Injury
Social Security
Workers' Compensation

Fluency
Fluent - Attorney

Languages Proficient In
Spanish

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