Dale joined Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC upon graduating law school in 1992. Dale’s practice involves civil rights, employment law, and local government law. Dale also represents medical professionals before Tennessee’s various regulatory boards. He also serves as an independent hearing officer in teacher disciplinary hearings. Dale regularly represents governmental entities and their employees in Section 1983 litigation and in tort lawsuits brought under Tennessee’s Governmental Tort Liability Act. He is also county attorney for Hardeman County, Tennessee.
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Overview
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Results
Federal Cases:
Derrick v. Friar, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221298 (W.D. Tenn. November 10, 2021), aff'd sub nom. Humphrey v. Friar, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 26332 (6th Cir. October 2, 2023);
Djahspora v. City of Jackson, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125150 (W.D. Tenn. August 23, 2016),report and recommendation adopted, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128769 (W.D. Tenn. September 21, 2016);
Monroe v. Jackson-Madison County Sch. Sys. Bd. of Educ., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104239 (W.D. Tenn. September 24, 2010) (granting school district unitary status);
Tucker v. Tennessee, et al., 443 F.Supp.2d 971 (W.D. Tenn. 2006), aff'd 539 F.3d 526 (6th Cir. 2008), writ of certiorari denied, 558 U.S. 816 (2009);
Burnette v. Kennamore, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141627 (W.D. Tenn. February 17, 2009);
Deming v. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, 553 F.Supp. 2d 914 (W.D. Tenn. 2008);
Hugueley v. Dresden Police Dep't, 469 F.Supp.2d 507 (W.D. Tenn. 2007);
Woodward v. City of Paris, 520 F.Supp.2d 911 (W.D. Tenn. 2007);
Davenport v. Simmons, 192 F. Supp. 2d 812 (W.D. Tenn. 2001).Tennessee Cases:
Yebuah v. Ctr. for Urological Treatment, PLC, 624 S.W.3d 481 (Tenn. 2021);
McClay v. Airport Mgmt. Servs., LLC, 596 S.W.3d 686 (Tenn. 2020);
Winchester v. Little, 996 S.W.2d 818 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). -
News
Qualified Immunity: Its History and Future, For the Defense p. 38 (July 2015);
The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Information, for the Defense p. 22 (September 2008);
Law Enforcement and the Americans with Disabilities Act, For the Defense, p. 48 (June 2007);
Effective Opening Statements, A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Defense Practice (2006); and
Expert Disclosures under Rule 26, For the Defense p. 41 (July 2004).
Dale joined Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC upon graduating law school in 1992. Dale’s practice involves civil rights, employment law, and local government law. Dale also represents medical professionals before Tennessee’s various regulatory boards. He also serves as an independent hearing officer in teacher disciplinary hearings. Dale regularly represents governmental entities and their employees in Section 1983 litigation and in tort lawsuits brought under Tennessee’s Governmental Tort Liability Act. He is also county attorney for Hardeman County, Tennessee.
Federal Cases:
Derrick v. Friar, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 221298 (W.D. Tenn. November 10, 2021), aff'd sub nom. Humphrey v. Friar, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 26332 (6th Cir. October 2, 2023);
Djahspora v. City of Jackson, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 125150 (W.D. Tenn. August 23, 2016),report and recommendation adopted, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 128769 (W.D. Tenn. September 21, 2016);
Monroe v. Jackson-Madison County Sch. Sys. Bd. of Educ., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104239 (W.D. Tenn. September 24, 2010) (granting school district unitary status);
Tucker v. Tennessee, et al., 443 F.Supp.2d 971 (W.D. Tenn. 2006), aff'd 539 F.3d 526 (6th Cir. 2008), writ of certiorari denied, 558 U.S. 816 (2009);
Burnette v. Kennamore, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141627 (W.D. Tenn. February 17, 2009);
Deming v. Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, 553 F.Supp. 2d 914 (W.D. Tenn. 2008);
Hugueley v. Dresden Police Dep't, 469 F.Supp.2d 507 (W.D. Tenn. 2007);
Woodward v. City of Paris, 520 F.Supp.2d 911 (W.D. Tenn. 2007);
Davenport v. Simmons, 192 F. Supp. 2d 812 (W.D. Tenn. 2001).
Tennessee Cases:
Yebuah v. Ctr. for Urological Treatment, PLC, 624 S.W.3d 481 (Tenn. 2021);
McClay v. Airport Mgmt. Servs., LLC, 596 S.W.3d 686 (Tenn. 2020);
Winchester v. Little, 996 S.W.2d 818 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).
Qualified Immunity: Its History and Future, For the Defense p. 38 (July 2015);
The Admissibility of Electronically Stored Information, for the Defense p. 22 (September 2008);
Law Enforcement and the Americans with Disabilities Act, For the Defense, p. 48 (June 2007);
Effective Opening Statements, A Young Lawyer’s Guide to Defense Practice (2006); and
Expert Disclosures under Rule 26, For the Defense p. 41 (July 2004).