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Raleigh Education Law Lawyer
Overview
Donna Rascoe has been practicing defense litigation in Raleigh since 1994. Donna is a former teacher and school administrator and has been with Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP since 1999. Donna concentrates her practice in the area of education law with a primary focus in matters dealing with special education. Donna also handles employment and other civil litigation matters for school districts and other public entities.
About Donna R. Rascoe
Practice Areas
- Education Law
- Employment Law
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1993
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association (Education and Litigation Sections, Education Law Council) (Member)
- North Carolina and National Council of School Attorneys (Member)
- North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (Member)
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (Member)
- North Carolina Child Care Commission, 2002 - 2009 (Member)
- UNC Law Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2005 - 2006 (President)
- Tenth Judicial District Bar Councilor to the North Carolina State Bar, 2011 - Present
- North Carolina State Bar Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 2007 - 2010
- North Carolina Child Care Commission, 2002 - 2009 (Chair)
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1993
J.D.
Honors: National Order of Barristers
Honors: Chair, J. Braxton Craven, Jr. Memorial Moot Court Competition
Honors: Holderness Moot Court - University of North Carolina, Greensboro, 1980
B.A. - University of Iowa, 1982
M.A.
Past Positions
- Justice Henry E. Frye, N.C. Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1993 - 1994
Classes and Seminars
- “Educating Students with Disabilities,” NC School Boards Association – School Law Academy (March 2009)
- “Demystify the Role of the Child Care Commission and the General Assembly,” NC Licensed Child Care Association (October 2008)
- “Liability for Educators,” Law Institute for Teachers sponsored by the NC Bar Association (August 2008)
- Panel Member, “Stimulant Medications and ADHD: Implications for Educational and Clinical Practice,” June Lyday Orton Memorial Lecture and Symposium, Wake Forest University School of Medicine (2006)
- “Special Education Law for School Administrators,” Randolph County Schools (June 2006)
- “The New and Improved IDEA,” North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, Central Region Administrators (February 2006)
- “Special Education Law,” Catawba County Schools (December 2005)
- “Special Education Seminar,” Nash-Rocky Mount Schools (November 2004)
- “Special Education and Disability Law,” Principals’ Executive Program, Center for School Leadership Development, University of North Carolina (April 2004)
- “Student Admissions and Student Records,” Principals’ Executive Program (April 2003)
- “School Records: Contents, Access, and Use in Litigation,” CSH Seminar (November 2002)
- “Special Education,” Hoke County Schools Leadership Conference (June 2002)
- “Special Education,” Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf (October 2001)
- “Student Discipline,” Martin County Schools (October 2001)
- “Access to Federally Protected Records,” North Carolina Guardian Ad Litem Staff Training (October 2000)
- “Religion and Sex in Schools,” North Carolina Bar Association Education Law Section Meeting (May 2000)
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Donna R. Rascoe
Honors
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Education Law, 2009 - 2016
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite - Employment Law, 2023 - Present
- Selected to NC Super Lawyers® as a Super Lawyer, 2012 - Present
Office Information
Address
5420 Wade Park Boulevard#300 Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone
Fax
- (919) 863-3444
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- Religion in the Schools, Litigation Forum Newsletter, January, 2007
- "Stimulant Medications and ADHD: Implications for Educational and Clinical Practice", Wake Forest University School of Medicine, 2006
- "Special Education Law for School Administrators", Randolph County Schools, June, 2006
- "The New and Improved IDEA", North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (Central Region Administrators), February, 2006
- "Special Education Law", Catawba County Schools, December, 2005
- "Special Education and Disability Law", Center for School Leadership Development, University of North Carolina, April, 2004
- "Student Admissions and Student Records", Principals' Executive Program, April, 2003
- "Hot Topics in North Carolina School Law, Recent Case Law Update", Lorman Education Services, November, 2002
- "Religious Challenges to School Facilities Use Policies", North Carolina Bar Association Education Law Section Newsletter, June, 2001
- "Special Education", Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf, October, 2001
- "Student Discipline", Martin County Schools, October, 2001
- "Access to Federally Protected Records", North Carolina Guardian Ad Litem Staff Training, October, 2000
- "Special Education", Principals' Executive Program Fall Law Update, 1999
- "Special Education", Principals' Executive Program Fall Law Update, 2000
- "Special Education", Principals' Executive Program Fall Law Update, 2001
- "Special Education", Principals' Executive Program Fall Law Update, 2003
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