Joy Cagle has more than 25 years of experience in civil trial litigation in federal and state courts. She is a published author and has been the guest speaker at numerous universities across the U.S. Ms. Cagle attended Oklahoma University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She was invited by Cumberland School of Law/Samford University to teach an advanced paralegal course. In her spare time, she rode with the Crime Task Force Unit researching crime in inner cities, assisted the Juvenile Justice System by implementing educational community service practices for teens, and worked with child abuse prevention centers. She loves playing the piano, spending time with her grandchildren, and her mini Schnauzer, Dexter.