Nathaniel Tackett

Nate Tackett earned his associate’s degree from Valencia College in Orlando, Florida, in 2019. He then transferred to Florida State University, where he double majored in Classical Civilizations and Political Science with a minor in International Affairs. At Florida State, he was elected to the SGA Student Senate and served as vice chair of the Budget Committee. His peers voted him into the SGA Student Hall of Fame for his work on the student budget and for implementing EBT/SNAP benefit terminals on campus to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic. He went on to earn his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2025. In law school, he served as Research Editor in Chief of the Journal of Law and Education, worked as a Student Attorney in the Education Rights Clinic, and received CALI Awards in Environmental Law of South Carolina and Trial Advocacy.

Throughout college, Nate worked as a line cook at several restaurants, including Chick-fil-A. Between college and law school, he served as Page Program Coordinator for the Florida Senate, where he taught basic civics and history to hundreds of high school students. In that role, he received the Advocate of the Year award from the Children’s Home Society of Florida for his collaborative work with the organization and the Florida Senate.

During law school, Nate spent his first summer as a law clerk in the Office of Disciplinary Counsel at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. His second summer, he clerked with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, Jim Griffin, and the South Carolina Senate Ethics Committee. After graduating, he spent his first year as an attorney clerking for the Honorable Frank Addy, Jr.

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• Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

• South Carolina, 2025

• Valencia College, AA degree, 2019
• Florida State University, BA, Cum Laude, 2021
• University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, 2025

• Clerked for SC Circuit Court Judge Frank Addy 2025-26
• Journal of Law and Education, Research Editor in Chief
• Cali Awards: Environmental Law of SC, and Trial Advocacy
• Florida State University Student GovernmentHall of Fame, 2021

• No Child Left Behind Bars: The EducationalAttainment of Children with Incarcerated Parents, Journal of Law &Education, Vol. 54, No. 1, Spring 2025