Congratulations to Wiley Wooten for being selected as among the Best Lawyers in America in his area of specialty, Family Law. For over a quarter of a century, Best Lawyers in America has been regarded by both - the legal profession and the public - as the definitive guide to legal excellence in the United States.

Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous survey comprising more than 3.1 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.

Mr. Wooten is from Alamance County and served as Clerk of Superior Court of Alamance County from 1968 until 1972. He has served as Chairman of the Family Law Section of the N.C. Bar Association and is a frequent lecturer at Family Law seminars. He is Past President of the Alamance County Bar Association. Mr. Wooten has been a founding member of Vernon, Vernon, Wooten, Brown, Andrews & Garrett, P.A. for 38 years.

Belinda Ann Thomas

Belinda has worked at Vernon Law for 21 years. She received her paralegal certification in 1994, her specialty in Civil Litigation in 1996, and her specialty in Social Security Disability in 2006. 

NALA is the leading professional association for Paralegals in the US, with more than 6000 individual members, and representing more than 12,000 others through local and regional affiliated paralegal associations. 

The NALA Continuing Education Council is responsible for all of the on-line continuing education courses (NALA Campus LIVE!) for paralegals all over the nation, the once a year national convention, the CLA/CP Short Course and the national magazine "Facts and Findings."

Marissa West received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy and Political Science in 2002 from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and her Juris Doctor in 2009 from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

Her practice is primarily concentrated in Business Law, Commercial Law, Bankruptcy and Litigation. West and her husband reside in Burlington.

Ryan Stewart received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy in 2002 from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, Cum Laude, and his Juris Doctor in 2009 from Elon University School of Law in Greensboro, North Carolina, Magna Cum Laude.

His practice includes Business Law, Commercial Law, Collections, Construction Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Development and Tax Law. Stewart and his wife reside in Mebane.

He is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the North Carolina Bar Association, and the Alamance County Bar Association. He is also a member of Grove Park Baptist Church and a board member of the Burlington Parks and Recreation Department.  Ben, his wife, Katie, and their three sons, reside in Burlington.  His practice is primarily concentrated in the areas of General Civil Practice, Commercial Law and Commercial Litigation.

Vernon Law is also listed among "Top Law Firms" by the Triad Business Leader Magazine. Included in the Business Leader's 2008 Top Lawyers in the areas of Business and Trial/Litigation were several of Vernon Law's attorneys: Jeffrey A. Andrews, E. Lawson Brown, Jr., R. Joyce Garrett, Mark A. Jones and Carol V. Miller.

Vernon Law is pleased to receive this recognition and welcomes the opportunity to provide the services necessary to meet the legal needs of all the citizens and businesses of Alamance and surrounding counties.

When you hire Vernon Law, you are not just hiring a single attorney, but an entire firm of experienced legal professionals who will work diligently to protect your personal and business interests and pursue your claims and objectives.