La’Verne has significant trial experience in state and federal courts and has tried numerous cases to verdict.  In addition to her trial practice, she is a Fellow of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She is also a Fellow of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served on the faculty of that organization’s Masters in Trial program, where she has taught in Iowa, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Reno, Nevada.  She has also been on the faculty of trial academies for the American Bar Association and American Board of Trial Advocates.  She has been named one of the Best Lawyers in America^® in the area of Mass Torts/Class Actions since 2016 and was chosen as Lawyer of the Year by Mississippi College School of Law in April 2018.  La’Verne is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Tennessee.

La’Verne serves on numerous boards and committees including the Board of Trustees of Mississippi College Mississippi Bar Foundation board; the Magnolia Speech School board; and the Greater Jackson Chamber board.

La’Verne was chosen as Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year by the Mississippi Women Lawyers’ Association in 2011 and Mississippi College School of Law’s Young Lawyer of the Year for 2005-2006.  In 2007, La’Verne received recognition as One of Mississippi’s 50 Leading Business Women by the Mississippi Business Journal.  In 2010, she received Outstanding Service Awards from the Capital Area Bar Association, the Magnolia Bar Association, and the Black Law Student Association.  She is a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation.  In July 2012, she received the Mississippi Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award.  In November 2012, she was selected as one of Mississippi’s Fifty Leaders in the Law by the Mississippi Business Journal.