Jason Cagle

Practice Areas

Jason Cagle focuses his practice on litigation and arbitration proceedings involving disputes over commercial construction projects and real-estate acquisitions. He works to help his clients solve complex problems arising from projects and properties all over the country.

Jason works with his clients to develop innovative strategies to accomplish their objectives. Examples of such strategies include developing counterclaims or third-party claims against opponents, insurance carriers, and other responsible parties; conducting targeted investigations to establish critical facts; preparing motions to help the client win before trial; negotiating agreements to resolve disputes on terms advantageous to clients; and helping clients tell their story at trial.

Jason has extensive experience in the investigation and analysis of electronically stored information. He has assisted many clients to utilize such information to achieve their goals whether in the courtroom or at the negotiating table. Jason’s background in computer programming has helped him to develop efficient and effective methods to analyze electronic information to support his clients’ needs.

Career

Partner

Griffith Davison, P.C.

Apr 2013 - Present

Dallas, Texas

Litigation practice with a focus on commercial disputes involving real estate and construction issues.Litigation practice with a focus on commercial disputes involving real estate and construction issues.

Director

Dec 2008 - Apr 2013

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Litigation practice with a focus on commercial disputes involving real estate and construction issues.Litigation practice with a focus on commercial disputes involving real estate and construction issues.

Attorney

Thompson & Knight, LLP

Sep 2002 - Dec 2008

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Commercial litigation practice with a focus on complex disputes involving business owners, partners, and shareholders.Commercial litigation practice with a focus on complex disputes involving business owners, partners, and shareholders.

Law Clerk

U.S. District Court

2000 - 2002

Houston, Texas Area

Assisted U.S. District Judge John D. Rainey with research and writing of opinions and orders addressing civil and criminal motions, preparing jury instructions, and managing the court's docket.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

- Member, Forum on Construction Law Steering Committee, Division for Owners and Project Finance (Received the Ronald W. Messerly Award for Outstanding Steering Committee Member in 2017)

- Member, Forum on Construction Law Technology Committee

- Member, Section of Litigation

State Bar of Texas

- Member, Construction Law Section, Litigation Section, Antitrust & Business Litigation Section

Dallas Bar Association

- Member, Construction Law Section, Business Litigation Section

Publications

- Jason L. Cagle (Moderator), Robertson Lane – A Real-Time Study of Tech Supported Collaboration, ABA Forum on Construction Law Mid-Winter Meeting (January 2019)

- Jason L. Cagle, Recent Developments In Construction Law, Presentation to the Dallas Bar Association Real-Property Section (June 2016)

- Jason L. Cagle and Nick S. Brooks, Negligent Subcontractors Can Be Sued Directly, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (March 2015)

- Kimberly A. Davison and Jason L. Cagle, Third-Party Claims, in Green Building and the Construction Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Transactional and Litigation Issues (Melissa A. Beutler, et al. ed. 2014)

- Jason L. Cagle and Nick S. Brooks, Do Not Forget Your Certificates of Merit, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (Sept. 2013)

- Co-editor, The Owner’s Authority, blog for the ABA Forum on Construction Law, Division 12 (Owners & Lenders) (2014-2016)

- Co-editor, The Dispute Resolver, blog for the ABA Forum on Construction Law, Division 1 (Litigation & Dispute Resolution) (2013-2015)