Vernon Sumwalt practices with The Sumwalt Group Workers’ Compensation and Trial Lawyers in Charlotte in cases involving workplace and other injuries, occupational exposures, and wrongful deaths. He is a board-certified state specialist in both appellate practice and workers’ compensation law. Sumwalt chaired the N.C. State Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Specialization Committee and in 2011, the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization honored him with the James L. Cross Leadership Award. He served as president of NCAJ in 2020-2021 and is a fellow in the National College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers.   

Vernon is a member of the Auto Torts and Premises Liability Section, Workers’ Compensation Section, Hispanic/Latino Division

Vernon earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina, and he has been a member of NCAJ since 1998.