C. Vernon Lawson  is a named member of Matthews Lawson, PLLC. He has over 27 years experience in practicing civil litigation, with an emphasis intellectual property law, including patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright with an emphasis on litigation of patent and other IP disputes such as trademark, trade dress copyright and unfair competition claims. He has experience litigating patent cases in the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, as well as in other federal district courts throughout Texas and in other states.  Mr. Lawson also has experience providing advice and counsel concerning protection, licensing and commercialization of client intellectual property rights, and in providing intellectual property  infringement and validity opinions, assistance with licensing and technology issues or transfers, client counseling, and resolving complex business disputes through alternative resolution methods such as arbitration or mediation.

Mr. Lawson holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Houston and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of the State of New York. He has a technical background in electronic, mechanical, fluid and power generation systems, instrumentation and controls, having served as an instructor and maintenance supervisor in the U.S. Navy's nuclear power program.

Mr. Lawson has been licensed to practice law since 1986. He is admitted to practice before all Texas courts, as well as the federal district courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Federal Circuits. He is experienced in a variety of civil, commercial and intellectual property litigation, including patent, trade secret, and contract disputes, business torts, insurance, consumer claims and other types of civil litigation.

Mr. Lawson represents both plaintiffs and defendants under a variety of arrangements, including on an hourly basis, a contingency-fee basis or some hybrid or variation of the two as appropriate for the particular needs or circumstances of a particular client or case.  Mr. Lawson and his colleagues at Matthews Lawson have been instrumental in representing the firm's clients in a variety of intellectual property disputes over the years and are experienced in a wide range of technologies, including tools and equipment for oilfield exploration, drilling, monitoring, completion, control, production and workover, wireless communication and monitoring technologies, internet-based services, medical instrumentation and devices, computer accessories, process instrumentation and software.

Mr.  Lawson is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Intellectual Property Lawyers Association, the Garland R. Walker American Inn of Court, and the Coastal Conservation Association.