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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).

Education

1982-1984 Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN Associate of Science, Political Science

1984-1986 University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, TN Bachelor of Science, Political Science

1989-1992 University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN Doctor of Jurisprudence Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

Tennessee
Supreme Court of the United States
Tennessee Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee

Interests

Dale enjoys spending time with his family and reading.