Atty. Charles W. Cagle
Charles W. (Chuck) Cagle is a shareholder member of the Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group and practices statewide from the Nashville office of the firm.
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Charles W. Cagle is a Shareholder based in Nashville, Tennessee, practicing at Lewis Thomason, P.C.. They have 37+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1989. Their practice focuses on education and government. Admitted to practice in Tennessee (1989), U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee (1991), U.S. Supreme Court (1994), and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (1994). Educated at Nashville School of Law (J.D., 1989) and Tennessee Technological University (B.S. Tennessee, 1978). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Nashville, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Charles W. (Chuck) Cagle is a shareholder member of the Education Law and Government Relations Practice Group and practices statewide from the Nashville office of the firm
- The education law group represents over 70 public boards of education, private schools, charter schools, private universities and a private medical school
- Mr. Cagle also serves as the general counsel for the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS)
- Practice Areas Covered in the Group Include: •Employment of licensed and classified employees •Employee and student discipline •Employee and student rights •Special education and disability accommodations •Constitutional issues •Civil rights issues •School desegregation •School system consolidation •School system business practices •School funding and taxation •School construction •State and Federal Regulation •Education-Related Litigation In addition, Mr. Cagle served as an adjunct professor at Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development and Tennessee Technological University teaching master’s and doctoral level courses in K-12 education law, public policy, and the law of higher education
- PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES •AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell •Selected by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell as an Elite Lawyer of the South •Named to The Best Lawyers in America, Education Law, Tennessee •fellow of the Nashville Bar Association •Historical Committee of the Nashville Bar Association •Government Relations Committee, Nashville Bar Association •Federal Practice Committee, Nashville Bar Association •Public member for the State of Tennessee on the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges •Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award - Vanderbilt Peabody College •Chair of the External Board of Visitors, Tennessee Technological University College of Interdisciplinary Studies and Regional Development •Board Member, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Center at Tennessee Technological University •Recipient of the Kip Reel Award for Educational Leadership given by the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents •Recipient, Tennessee Technological University Outstanding Service Award •Recipient, Tennessee Technological University College of Education Distinguished Alumni Award •Board of Directors, Tennessee Business Roundtable - Chair of the Education Committee •Board of Directors, Tennessee SCORE (State Collaborative on Reform of Education) •Board of Directors, Nashville Symphony Orchestra •Board of Directors, League of American Orchestras •Board of Directors, Association of Major Symphony Orchestra Volunteers
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Education attorneys for special education (IEP), school discipline, Title IX, and student rights.
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Attorneys for administrative law, agency hearings, government contracts, licensing, and public benefits.
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Why local counsel matters in Tennessee
Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Nashville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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