W. Creighton Lancaster

Creighton Lancaster is a partner in the firm of Pereira, Kirby, Kinsinger & Nguyen, LLP and has practiced education law and municipal law for over seventeen years. During this time, Mr. Lancaster has worked on a broad range of matters ranging from appeals to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to disciplinary tribunals. Mr. Lancaster’s expertise in the area of student discipline was developed representing the local board of education in numerous appeals before the State Board of Education and the superior court. Mr. Lancaster also has extensive experience representing employers in workers’ compensation matters and defendants in personal injury claims. Mr. Lancaster’s experience in federal court has included the successful resolution of claims made pursuant to Title IX, and 42 U.S.C.A.§ 1983.

In addition to handling litigation matters, Mr. Lancaster also provides client guidance in the areas of policy development, governance, open meetings and open records, records retention, purchasing, and contracts. He serves as local counsel in governmental bond offerings and advises clients regarding compliance with state and federal mandates. Mr. Lancaster has served as an approved tribunal training provider for student discipline hearing officers and has been a presenter on a variety of topics including student discipline, conducting discipline hearings, public contract provisions, and legal updates in school law.

Mr. Lancaster graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and earned his law degree from the University of Mississippi. Mr. Lancaster is admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the District Court of the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

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