Hire Chris Vernon as an Expert Witness
Mr. Vernon handles the litigation and arbitration of complex business and financial disputes, with an emphasis on securities fraud and securities arbitration, throughout the United States. He currently holds an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell (which is the highest peer review rating available to an attorney) and has been repeatedly recognized by Florida Super Lawyers (2006-2022) and The Best Lawyers in America (2009-2022) in multiple categories (Commercial Litigation, Securities/Capital Markets Law, and Bet-the-Company Litigation). The firm is ranked by U. S. News & World Report Best Lawyers’ as Best Law Firms for 2020. Mr. Vernon has also been recognized by and is a member of the National Trial Lawyers as one of the Top 100 trial lawyers.
COURT ADMISSIONS:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Private practice in Naples and Orlando, Florida
- Prosecution intern, Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office
EDUCATION:
- Law: J.D., Stetson University College of Law
- Undergraduate: B.S., cum laude, Finance, Florida State University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND AWARDS (Past and Present):
- Member, Society of Trust and Estate practitioners (STEP)
- Twentieth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission (Gubernatorial Appointment)
- Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court (President)
- Collier County Bar Trial Lawyers Section (Board of Directors)
- Continuing Education for board certified trust and estate and business litigation lawyers
- throughout the state of Florida (Instructor)
- Continuing Education for CPAs, CFPs, and CFAs throughout Florida (Instructor)
- American Association for Justice (Speaker)
- Unlicensed Practice of Law Standing Committee for the Florida Bar (Vice Chair)
- Stetson College of Law Alumni Association (Executive Council and Board of Directors)
- Stetson College of Law: Scholarship recipient; Outstanding Alumni Award
- Stetson Law Review
- Advanced Arbitrator Training for FINRA (Instructor)
- Mr. Vernon is or has been qualified as an arbitrator for American Arbitration Association (AAA),
- Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (formerly, NASD and NYSE), National Futures
- Association (NFA), and approved arbitrator for the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Our Client Testimonials
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"Superior service, very upfront communication, concern for our well-being seemed to be a top priority for this firm. Would highly recommend them for any legal needs."Rob K.
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"The advice they gave and the actions they took literally made the difference between our family having a home or being left temporarily homeless. We're eternally grateful for their swift actions that ended in our favor and a home for our two young children"Ginger K.
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It was only after I engage Mr. Vernon and his that I began to have hope, I cannot commend Mr. Vernon and his assistant enough. He was able to successfully recover the assets, where many had failed.
L.B., Managing Member of Cayman Island based investment firm
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