William Kratochvil was born in South Bend, Indiana, but grew up splitting time in Spartanburg, South Carolina and Laconia, New Hampshire. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps from 1990-1994, serving on the Presidential Guard Detail for President George Herbert Walker Bush, then in the infantry before receiving his Honorable Discharge. In 1997, he… Read More
Phillip T. Jones
Phillip Jones joined Vernis & Bowling in 2016. Prior to joining the firm, Phillip attended Stetson University College of Law where he earned his Juris Doctorate with Honors. Since joining Vernis & Bowling, Phillip has represented Insurance Companies in thousands of first party disputes in the areas of Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and First Party… Read More
Christopher J. Blain
Nationally Board Certified Trial Advocate Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator Christopher Blain is the managing attorney of the Tampa, Florida office. He has worked all aspects of the insurance industry. He is an expert in Civil Trial and is Board Certified by the Florida Bar and… Read More
Chelsey M. Edgerly
Chelsey M. Edgerlywas raised in Birmingham, Alabama. She graduated summa cum laude with Honors from the University of Alabama in 2007, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. In 2010, Chelsey earned her J.D. from Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where she was awarded a presidential merit scholarship. She was admitted to… Read More
Kory R. Watson
Kory R. Watson has been with Vernis & Bowling of the Gulf Coast since July of 2013. Kory was born in Springfield, Illinois. In 2008, he graduated with honors from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering. While at UIUC, Kory was President of the… Read More