Deborah Stagner - Raleigh, NC
Attorney at Tharrington Smith LLP
Education Law Lawyers in Raleigh, NC
150 Fayetteville Street Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601
Raleigh Education Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Education Law
- Appeals
Attorney Information
Overview
Deborah Stagner is originally from Missouri and received her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Kansas in 1992. Ms. Stagner attended the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was a published staff member of the North Carolina Law Review and earned her J.D. with honors in 1997.
Prior to joining Tharrington Smith, Ms. Stagner served for three years as a law clerk to Chief Justice Henry E. Frye of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Ms. Stagner has been licensed to practice law in North Carolina since 1997 and is admitted to practice before all federal courts in North Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Stagner's practice includes representation of public schools and other educational institutions and election law and appeals. She is a member of the Education Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys.
Education
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Legal Education
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University of North Carolina School of Law,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1997
J.D.
Honors: With Honors
Law Review: North Carolina Law Review, Published Staff Member
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University of North Carolina School of Law,
Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, 1997
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Non Legal Education
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University of Kansas, 1992
Major: Political Science
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University of Kansas, 1992
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Chief Justice Henry E. Frye of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Law Clerk
Representative Cases
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Everett, et al v. Pitt County Board of Education, US Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit, No. 13-2312
- Year: 2015
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Education Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- North Carolina Council of School Attorneys (Member)
- North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, 2015 - Present (Executive Committee Member)
- 10th Judicial District Bar (Member)
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Contact
150 Fayetteville Street
Suite 1900
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-821-4711
Fax: 919-829-1583
Email: Send a message
Website: http://tharringtonsmith.com
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