Vernon Sumwalt concentrates his practice on workers’ compensation and third-party cases. He is a Past President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and is a Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law and Appellate Practice by the North Carolina State Bar. He has published over 50 books and articles about trial practice, has taught at over 140 continuing legal education and other seminars in both North and South Carolina and nationally, and has handled approximately 110 appeals before the North Carolina appellate courts both from cases he has tried and as appellate counsel. Mr. Sumwalt has been selected three times by Best Lawyers as the “Lawyer of the Year” for workers’ compensation claimants in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is licensed to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina.