Overview
Jason Cagle focuses his practice on helping his clients resolve business disputes. He is Board-Certified in Construction Law in Texas and specializes in claims involving commercial construction and real-estate projects. Jason has extensive experience in representing clients at all stages of dispute-resolution proceedings, including initial claims, discovery, mediation, trial, and arbitration proceedings. Jason works to help his clients solve complex problems arising from projects and properties in Texas and throughout the country.
In addition to his construction practice, Jason represents businesses in commercial business matters, including contract disputes, employment matters, and bankruptcy claims. He has represented clients in a diverse range of industries, including oil and gas, manufacturing, food service, and hospitality.
Jason collaborates with his clients to develop innovative strategies to accomplish their objectives. In addition to his litigation practice, Jason serves as outside general counsel to businesses to help them anticipate and prepare for risks and potential liabilities. He advises clients on a diverse range of issues, including employment, insurance coverage, and general risk management.
Jason regularly publishes and makes presentations regarding construction-law topics.
- Represented a general contractor in a lawsuit against an owner and over 15 subcontractors concerning delays and alleged defective construction in construction of a high-rise luxury apartment tower in the Dallas area.
- Represented a project owner in an arbitration against its general contractor concerning delays and defective construction of a high-rise luxury apartment tower in Austin, Texas.
- Defended a project owner against a state-court lawsuit by a design-build contractor for a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas.
- Assisted multiple general contractors in proceedings in federal bankruptcy court to replace a bankrupt concrete subcontractor and defend against claims for additional payments.
- Represented a general contractor in a lawsuit by a neighboring landowner claiming property damage due to allegedly defective construction of a commercial building in Dallas, Texas.
- Assisted with representation of a national retailer in a lawsuit against its landlord and general contractor concerning defective work on the exterior of a large store in a shopping center in the Dallas area.
- Represented a developer in a state-court lawsuit and related bankruptcy proceedings against its business partners concerning mismanagement of an entertainment venue in Dallas, Texas.
- Represented the developer of a high-rise condominium tower in a state-court lawsuit and a federal lawsuit asserting claims against its general contractor and architect concerning delays and allegedly defective construction in the Dallas area.
- Obtained dissolution of temporary restraining order in a lawsuit by a former employer against former employees who started a competing youth volleyball organization.
- Assisted with obtaining an arbitration award on behalf of a general contractor against a subcontractor for delays and defective electrical work during construction of an assisted-living facility in the San Antonio area.
- Assisted with prosecution of claims in federal court by a purchaser against a seller concerning fraudulent nondisclosure and inducement regarding the purchase of a shopping center located in North Carolina.
- Represented a general contractor in an arbitration against a subcontractor concerning delays in fabrication and erection of precast concrete panels in construction of a large student-housing facility in Arizona.
- Assisted with prosecution of claims by an oil & gas development and operating company in an arbitration and a lawsuit concerning enforcement of rights to operate wells.
- Represented a project owner in an arbitration against a steel fabricator concerning delays and defective construction of a manufacturing facility in Iowa.
- Assisted with defense of an oil & gas operating company in lawsuits claiming violations of minimum-wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act in Texas and Montana.
- Represented a major pipe-fabrication contractor in a lawsuit against a project owner claiming noncompliant and defective work in the construction of a manufacturing facility in Washington.
- Defended multiple affiliated restaurants in federal lawsuits claiming violations of minimum-wage requirements under the FLSA in Texas and Oklahoma.
- Represented a general contractor in an arbitration against a concrete subcontractor regarding delays and defective work in the construction of a parking garage in the Houston area.
- Obtained a temporary injunction in state court against a former employee of an excavation contractor who misappropriated the contractor’s confidential and trade-secret information in McKinney, Texas.
- Represented a general contractor in multiple lawsuits against the owners of several multifamily projects concerning delays and allegedly defective work in the Austin area.
- Represented a general contractor in an arbitration against an owner and over 15 subcontractors concerning alleged defective construction of a multifamily building in Dallas, Texas.
- Board Certified – Construction Law – Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Best Lawyers® The Best Lawyers in America (2025)
- Ranked by Chambers & Partners USA as a leader in the field of Construction Law (2023-2024)
- Texas Super Lawyer, Construction Litigation, published in Texas Monthly (2023-2024
- Texas Rising Star, Construction Litigation, published in Texas Monthly (2013-2015)
- Chair of the Division for Owners and Project Finance, American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law
- Member of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation
- Member of the State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section, Litigation Section, Antitrust & Business Litigation Section
- Member of the Dallas Bar Association Construction Law Section
- Member of the Texas Bar College
- Contributing Author, Representing the Project Owner – A Construction Lawyer’s Guide (Anatoly Darov, et al. ed. April 2025)
- Presenter, What Works and Doesn’t Work in Construction Mediation, The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law (November 2024)
- Panel Member, Strategic Insights: Data Analytics for Early-Dispute Prediction in Construction Projects, American Arbitration Association Construction Conference (March 2024)
- Author, Are Your Arbitration Provisions Enforceable? (January 2023)
- Panel Moderator, Robertson Lane – A Real-Time Study of Tech Supported Collaboration, ABA Forum on Construction Law Mid-Winter Meeting (January 2019)
- Presenter, Recent Developments In Construction Law, Dallas Bar Association Real-Property Section (June 2016)
- Author, Negligent Subcontractors Can Be Sued Directly, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (March 2015)
- Contributing Author, 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)
- Author, Do Not Forget Your Certificates of Merit, Dallas Bar Association Headnotes (Sept. 2013)
- Editor, The Owner’s Authority, blog for the ABA Forum on Construction Law, Division 12 (Owners & Lenders) (2014-2016)
- Editor, The Dispute Resolver, blog for the ABA Forum on Construction Law, Division 1 (Litigation & Dispute Resolution) (2013-2015)
Areas of Focus
Education
- Loyola Marymount University
- Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, 1997
- Vanderbilt University Law School
- Juris Doctor, 2000
- Top 10%
- Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
- Moot Court Board
- Order of the Coif
- Juris Doctor, 2000
