About Michael Augustine
Michael Augustine Wagner grew up in Tennessee and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He built his foundation there, combining classroom study with local ties that would shape his career. His education prepared him for life at the bar and for work alongside other lawyers in the Chattanooga area.
Wagner has long been active in the legal community. He holds memberships in the Chattanooga Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also a member of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100. Those affiliations reflect ongoing engagement with colleagues who handle litigation and courtroom work. He also belongs to civic and business organizations in Chattanooga, including the Chamber of Commerce and the Better Business Bureau, and he participates in the Chattanooga National Apartment Association.
Over the years he developed practice routines that combine courtroom experience and business-facing legal advice. He has taken cases through pleadings and discovery, into motion practice, and, when necessary, to trial. At the same time he has worked with business owners and property managers on practical problems that often intersect with dispute resolution. He approaches those matters with an eye for procedure and for the realities clients face in local courts and administrative settings.
Colleagues describe Wagner as methodical in his file preparation. He favors clear pleadings and careful deadlines. In court he focuses on the evidentiary record and on persuading jurors or judges through testimony and documents. Outside the courtroom he has served on panels and in membership groups that bring together lawyers, apartment managers, and local business leaders. That mix of professional and civic engagement keeps him connected to the practical concerns of clients in Chattanooga and the surrounding region.
He practices at Wagner & Wagner Lawyers at Law in Chattanooga. His work includes litigation and legal matters that affect property owners, businesses and individuals in the local community. He continues to participate in bar and civic groups while handling cases and advising clients at his firm, focusing on litigation and issues for property owners and local businesses.
