Jonathan A. Blumberg
/ Partner /
For more than 40 years, Tharrington Smith has been a trusted legal partner to public school boards and educational institutions throughout North Carolina. Our Education Law attorneys understand the unique legal, regulatory, and operational challenges facing K-12 schools and provide practical, responsive counsel to help clients navigate an increasingly complex educational landscape. We serve as general counsel to numerous North Carolina public school systems, advising school boards, superintendents, and administrators on a wide range of matters, including student discipline and services, special education, personnel matters, civil rights compliance, public records, North Carolina Open Meetings Law, policy review and drafting, contracts, public bidding, school construction and renovation, procurement, and school funding disputes.
When disputes arise, our attorneys provide experienced representation in administrative proceedings, state and federal courts, and appellate matters. We represent public school boards, educational institutions, and their insurers in litigation involving education law, employment matters, constitutional issues, special education, contract disputes, and other complex legal challenges. With 20 full-time Education Law attorneys and a dedicated team of nine education law paralegals and legal assistants, Tharrington Smith is proud to be the largest and longest-established Education Law practice in North Carolina. Our collaborative approach, extensive experience, and deep understanding of public education allow us to provide practical legal solutions tailored to each client’s needs.
Founded in 1964, Tharrington Smith, LLP has provided distinguished legal services across North Carolina for more than 60 years. Education Law is the firm’s largest practice area, complemented by highly respected practices in criminal defense, family law, election law, and civil litigation. Unlike many large firms, we have intentionally maintained a single-office model that fosters close collaboration among our attorneys and long-term relationships with our clients. We believe effective legal representation begins with understanding our clients’ goals and challenges, and we are committed to delivering responsive counsel, practical solutions, and exceptional advocacy that help North Carolina’s public schools serve their students, educators, and communities with confidence.
The legal team at Tharrington Smith are experts in the area of education law. They are well versed and provide sound legal advice on both general education law and special education law. Mr. Adam Mitchell is our district’s main attorney, and he has always represented our district with the utmost of integrity. He is very knowledgeable and thorough. We have also worked with other specialized legal experts at the firm, and can attest to the whole team’s professionalism, timeliness, and outstanding accessibility. Tharrington Smith is a law firm that can be counted to handle all types of legal matters compassionately, ethically, and always within the scope of the law. In my opinion, Tharrington Smith is the best law firm in the state.
Tharrington Smith provides experienced, dedicated legal counsel to help North Carolina’s public school systems navigate the complex legal landscape of education.
