General Biography
Vernon is a resident of the Greenville office and serves as its managing shareholder. He concentrates his practice in the areas of Commercial Business Litigation, Complex Torts Litigation and Employment Law.

Vernon is a member of the American Bar Association Litigation Section. He serves as co-chairman of the Business Torts Committee. Vernon is also a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Section. He is a past member of the Defense Research Institute Employment Law Section, and he is a current member of the South Carolina Bar’s Employment Law Section.

Vernon served as a Bar Examiner in the areas of Corporations, Agency and Partnership; and State and Federal Practice at the request of the South Carolina Supreme Court from 1995 through 2001.

He served as law clerk to the Honorable Ernest A. Finney, Jr., Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He was appointed to the South Carolina Worker’s Compensation Commission and served as Chairman from 1994 through 1995.

Bar Admissions
United States Court of Appeals-Fourth Circuit
United States District Court in South Carolina
South Carolina Supreme Court

Education
Furman University, Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1983
University of Virginia School of Law, Juris Doctorate Degree, 1986

Professional/Civic Affiliations

Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Board of Directors;
Furman University Presidential Advisory Committee and Executive Committee Member (2003 – present);American Bar Association’s Litigation Section and Business Tort Committee (2003 – present); National Bar Association (2002 – present);  Allen University Board of Advisors (2003 – 2004); Greenville Chamber of Commerce Member (2004 – present).

Awards/Presentations/Speeches

2008 Best Lawyers in America