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Charles W. Cagle
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Charles W. Cagle

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424 Church Street, Suite 2500, Nashville, TN 37219

Education & Government Relations and Municipal & Administrative

About 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. 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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Champion Badge Platinum

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Charles W. Cagle got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

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    • Education & Government Relations
    • Municipal & Administrative

Practice Details

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    Video Call Options
    Zoom
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Lewis Thomason, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Experience: Represented Shelby County Schools, Roane County Schools, Tipton County Schools,
    Chattanooga City Schools, in district consolidations of municipal school systems into county school districts.
    Represented the Office of the Tennessee Commissioner of Education in the Knox County/Knoxville City school consolidation.
    Represented over 25 school districts in employee dismissal actions.
    Represented one district during a charter school application process for a proposed regional charter school.
    Represented over 20 districts in special education due process hearings.
    Argued over 15 appeals before the Tennessee Court of Appeals
    the Tennessee Supreme Court on issues including liability for the school board in a student death case, employee rights, rights of boards of education during the employee collective bargaining process, employment contracts, school funding, jurisdiction over school building projects,
    teacher
    classified employee terminations.
    Represented 12 school districts in the United States District Court on appeals of special education due process hearing orders.
    Authored
    submitted over 10 amicus curiae briefs on behalf of clients having interest in matters pending before the Tennessee Court of Appeals
    the Tennessee Supreme Court.
    General Counsel for the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
  • Pro Bono Services
    Time Spent on Pro Bono Work: 5%

    Counsel to TnSCORE (Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming Education); Counsel to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame

  • Additional Links
    http://www.lewisthomason.com/attorneys/charles-cagle/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1989, Tennessee
    1991, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
    1994, U.S. Supreme Court
    1994, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    1997, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
    1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
    Memberships

    AFFILIATIONS

    •Tennessee Council of School Board Attorneys, Past President
    •National School Attorneys Association
    •National School Boards Association's Council of School Attorneys
    •Education Law Association
    •American Bar Association
    •Tennessee Bar Association
    •Nashville Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Nashville School of Law
    Class of 1989
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Tennessee Technological University
    Class of 1978
    B.S.

    Tennessee Technological University
    Class of 1980
    M.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Hobbies & Interests
    Member and President, Volunteer Council, League of American Orchestras; Member of the Board of Directors, League of American Orchestras; Member, Board of Directors, Nashville Symphony Orchestra; Past President, Nashville Symphony Orchestra League; Member and Past President, Nashville City Club

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Charles W. Cagle was admitted in 1989 to the State of Tennessee.
  • Is this attorney admitted to practice in any U.S. Federal Courts?
    Charles W. Cagle is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and United States Supreme Court.
  • Is this attorney Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review rated?
    Yes, Charles W. Cagle has a 5.0 Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
  • How many attorneys are in this law firm?
    Lewis Thomason, P.C. has 33 attorneys at this location.
  • How much pro bono work does this attorney do?
    Charles W. Cagle spends 5% of their time working pro bono.

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