VOGEL

09/08/2026

Thank you to Megyn Kelly and The Megyn Kelly Show for featuring the firm’s recent victory at the North Carolina Supreme Court. Contrary to claims that the decision will “open the floodgates” to litigation against independent schools, the decision provides clarity about the importance of following enrollment agreements and avoiding conduct that can give rise to legitimate legal claims by parents.

In that sense, the decision is a positive development for both parents and independent schools: the better schools understand the legal boundaries governing their relationships with families, the better positioned they are to avoid disputes in the first place.

Doug and Nicole Turpin say Charlotte Latin School expelled their tw...

08/15/2026

Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel obtained a great result today in the North Carolina Supreme Court. The Court ruled in favor of the firm’s clients and reversed the Court of Appeals. We’re grateful to the Turpin family for trusting the firm with this important case and to John J. Dowling III and Kathleen Dooley for their great work on the case. Special thanks to Chris Edwards and Alex Dale at Ward and Smith, P.A., who led our appellate effort.

The North Carolina Supreme Court will allow parents Doug and Nicole Turpin to proceed with their lawsuit against Charlotte Latin School over the 2021 expulsion of the Turpins’ two children.

03/26/2026

Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel attended a terrific summit in Raleigh hosted by the NC Coalition for Charter Schools. Great to hear from government officials, to see the firm’s charter school clients, and to meet new people. 📓🍎

02/05/2026

Congratulations to Senior U.S. District Court Judge Frank Whitney on a wonderful portrait ceremony and on an illustrious career. And it was good to see WDNC’s two newest judges (and fellow McGuireWoods LLP alumni) on the bench: Judge Susan Rodriguez and Judge Matt Orso. ⚖️

12/15/2025

We're proud to represent Julie Mauck at the GA Supreme Court with the support of Coalition For Liberty in this important case that pushes back against cancel culture. Thank you Tyler O'Neil and The Daily Signal for shining a light on the misuse and weaponization of anti-SLAPP statutes.

Transgender activists seek to "weaponize" anti-SLAPP law to advance a "personal vendetta" against Julie Mauck, lawyer says.

11/10/2025

Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel attended a terrific Dinner and Networking Event hosted on November 6 by Carolinas Academic Leadership Network, which is led by Bryce Fiedler with support from Kayla Maloney. And Kudos to Leigh Vlasblom of Leadership Institute for kicking it off with an important training session for education leaders.

10/30/2025

Our case on behalf of Doug and Nicole Turpin against Charlotte Latin School was heard in the NC Supreme Court yesterday. The Turpins allege breach of contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, defamation, and several other torts against a K-12 private school that is alleged to have expelled their children in retaliation for the Turpins asking questions and expressing concerns about the school's recent change in curriculum and culture and its focus on a political agenda.

North Carolina’s highest court will decide whether parents can proceed with a lawsuit against the Charlotte private school that expelled their children in 2021.

05/04/2025

Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel attended the Spring Meeting of the Carolina Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Association (CPTCLA) at Truist Field in Charlotte. The firm’s participation reflects its expanding capabilities in trademark, false advertising, and related litigation — including matters involving rights to name, image, and likeness (NIL).

04/25/2025

Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel, together with lawyers from Ward and Smith, P.A., filed a brief with the NC Supreme Court yesterday seeking a reversal of a panel of the NC Court of Appeals. Parents should be permitted to assert legal claims against private schools, like Charlotte Latin School, that are alleged to have expelled young children in retaliation for the parents seeking to discuss, consistent with the board's express direction and the provisions of the enrollment agreement, the school's sudden change in curriculum and culture and its focus on a political agenda. ⚖️📓🍎

Parents of two students kicked out of Charlotte Latin School in 2021 are asking North Carolina’s highest court to permit a lawsuit against the school to move forward. Doug and Nicole Turpin argue that the school breached its contract with the family when it expelled the two Turpin children.