Assistant Professor of Law

(434) 592-5300

Education

• J.D., Liberty University School of Law, 2017
• B.S., Liberty University, 2010

Areas of Interest/Teaching

Civil and criminal procedure, federal courts, property

Experience
Professor Vorberger is an Assistant Professor of Law at Liberty University School of Law where he teaches Civil Procedure and Property. In addition to his teaching duties, he serves as a faculty advisor to the Liberty University Law Review and assists in coaching the law school’s moot court teams.

Prior to joining the law school faculty, Professor Vorberger served as an Associate Professor of Government in the Helms School of Government, teaching both government and criminal justice courses. Additionally, he was faculty advisor to the Liberty University Undergraduate Law Review and helped coach the university’s nationally ranked undergraduate moot court teams to two AMCA national championships (Oralist ’24 and Team ’26).

Before teaching full time, Professor Vorberger was General Counsel to the Greenville (S.C.) County Sheriff’s Office, where he served as the chief legal advisor to one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the state. Prior to serving as General Counsel, he was an Assistant Attorney General with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, serving as a civil litigator. While there, he litigated cases in both state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.

Professor Vorberger obtained his law degree from Liberty University School of Law. While in law school, he served as Research Assistant to Professor Barbara Massie Mouly, as Vice President of the Federalist Society, and as Vice Chair of the Moot Court Board. In addition, he had the privilege of serving as editor-in-chief of the Liberty University Law Review. Upon graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Norman K. Moon, U.S. District Court Judge, Western District of Virginia.

Publications

  • Article, And Scene: Cross-Border Torts and the “Last Act” Under Virginia’s Lex Loci Delicti Rule, 20 Liberty U. L. Rev. 587 (2026)
  • Article, Lawful and Helpful: Culley v. Marshall and the Question of Sufficient Due Process in Civil Asset Forfeiture Proceedings, 19 Liberty U. L. Rev. 519 (2024)
  • Article, Road to a Judgeship: How Young Lawyers can Pursue a Career on the Bench, South Carolina Young Lawyer, Volume 12, Issue 2 (2020)
  • Note, For Peat’s Sake! Jurisdictional Determinations, Hawkes, and Judicial Review, 10 Liberty U. L. Rev. 537 (2016)

Notable Filings and Cases

  • Brief for Young America’s Foundation as Amici Curiae Supporting Petitioners, Bohon et al. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, et al., — S.Ct. — (2024) (No. 23-1053), 2024 WL 1889158.
  • Heindel v. Andino, 359 F. Supp. 3d 341 (D.S.C. 2019), judgment vacated, appeal dismissed, No. 19-1204 (4th Cir. Nov. 5, 2019), 2019 WL 7781470.
  • Motion to Quash for South Carolina Attorney General, United States v. Underwood, et al., No. 0:19-CR-00420-JMC (D.S.C. 2019), 2019 WL 11093359.