Vernon F. Dunbar

Background

Dunbar, Vernon F. was born on January 19, 1961 in Augusta, Georgia, United States.

Education

Furman University (Bachelor of Arts, 1983). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1986).

Career

Worked at Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Bankruptcy, Banking, Employment and Labor Law, Health Care, Taxation, Corporations, Debtor/Creditor, Environmental, Insurance, Commercial and Complex Litigation, Legislative, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Probate and Estate Planning, Condominium and Real Estate Development and Workers Compensation Law. Trials and Appeals.

Admitted to the bar, 1986, South Carolina.

Phi Alpha Delta.

Assistant Solicitor, Aiken County, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable Ernest A. Finney, Junior of the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1987-1988. Appointed by Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Junior to the Workers" Compensation Commission (1989-1995), Vice Chairman, 1993, Chairman, 1994-1995.

Member: International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (Adjudication Committee).

Southern Association of Workers" Compensation Administrators (Executive Committee). South Carolina Workers" Compensation Education Association (Board Member).

Governor"s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, former member of the Governor"s Committee on Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency, Transition Committee for Attorney General Charlie Condon (Vice Chairman). Furman University Alumni Board Member, Big Brothers Program of Columbia.

Member: Richland County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations.

Founded in 1929, Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. has become one of the largest firms in South Carolina, with particular emphasis on a litigation and commercial practice. The firm maintains offices in Columbia, Florence and Charleston, South Carolina, presently employing 25 attorneys in Columbia, 2 in Charleston and 12 in Florence. Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney"s attorneys practice in all areas of the law including business and corporate, administrative, antitrust, securities, federal and state taxation, bankruptcy, secured transactions, insurance, legislative, medical malpractice, products liability, probate and estate planning, acquisition, construction, permanent loan closings, commercial and residential real estate development, workers" compensation, environmental and employment law.

The firm is committed to the process of continuous improvement and is one of ten firms selected by the A.B.A. Law Practice Management Section to participate in the development of a total quality management prototype for law firms.

Achievements

• Vernon F. Dunbar has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (Adjudication Committee). Southern Association of Workers" Compensation Administrators (Executive Committee). South Carolina Workers" Compensation Education Association (Board Member).

Governor"s Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, former member of the Governor"s Committee on Criminal Justice, Crime and Delinquency, Transition Committee for Attorney General Charlie Condon (Vice Chairman).

Furman University Alumni Board Member, Big Brothers Program of Columbia. Member: Richland County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations.