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News
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NEW!
Practice
Areas of Attorneys in Office of General Counsel
Memo
from the Chancellor: The
Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act & The Drug-Free
Work-Place Act
Recent
Policy Revisions:
Legal
Topics:
About
the Office
of General Counsel
Who
are the attorneys in the Office of General Counsel?
David
E. Broome, Jr., General Counsel
Krista
L. Newkirk, Senior Associate General Counsel
Amy
S. Kelso, Senior Associate General Counsel
Jesh
Humphrey, Associate General Counsel
See
brief profiles on our Meet
the Staff page.
See
Contact Information below.
What
is the role of the Office of General Counsel?
The
Office of General Counsel provides comprehensive
legal advice and assistance to UNC Charlotte. The
Office provides services on legal matters involving
or affecting the institution to the Board of Trustees,
the Chancellor, the other senior administrators of the
University, and through them, to the University’s
faculty and staff.
The Office of General Counsel advises the University
on the legal implications of proposed policies and actions
and on compliance with state and federal laws and regulations
and UNC policies. The Office drafts and reviews University
contracts and other legal documents.
The Office of General Counsel is also available to provide
educational services, including training programs on
legal and policy matters, for any University constituency.
The
Office of General Counsel is responsible for selecting,
engaging, and supervising any outside counsel engaged
by the institution.The
Office coordinates all litigation conducted by the North
Carolina Attorney General’s Office on behalf of
the University.
All
work done by the Office of General Counsel is done in
a professional, collegial and timely manner with a view
toward ensuring that the University fulfills its mission
and achieves its goals.
An
illustrative, but not exhaustive, list of legal subjects
covered by the Office of General Counsel is available
at www.legal.uncc.edu/subjectlist.html.
Specific
areas of practice for each attorney are listed here:
Practice
Areas of Attorneys in Office of General Counsel
Does
the Office of General Counsel provide general guidance
on legal issues related to the University and higher education?
Yes.
The General Counsel's Legal
Topics web page provides general guidance for members
of the University community on a number of issues, including:
- classroom
policies and practices
- contracts
- Copyright
law
- criminal
background reporting procedures
- FERPA
- insurance
- interview
and search committee guidelines
- legal
links
- planning
field trips
- public
records and open meetings
- state
competition with private business
Does
the Office of General Counsel work with other external
agencies?
Yes. The Office of General Counsel represents the University
to a variety of external regulatory and law enforcement
agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights,
and National Collegiate Athletic Association. This function
requires responding to inquiries, charges, or complaints
registered by or with such organizations, usually through
conducting internal investigations, marshaling evidence,
and developing and articulating University positions
and responses in consultation with appropriate University
Administrators.
Will
the Office of General Counsel represent me on a personal
matter?
No. The Office of General Counsel advises only the Chancellor,
administrators, and the Board of Trustees of UNC Charlotte
on legal matters involving the University. The
Office of General Counsel does not advise administrators,
faculty, staff, or students on any personal matters.
About
the Office of General Counsel Website
The materials and information on the Office of General
Counsel website are presented for informational and
general guidance purposes only and should not be relied
upon as direct legal advice.The information on this
website will be revised from time to time as appropriate,
but references to law or policy may not always be current.
Please contact the Office of General Counsel for specific
legal advice related to the University.
Contact
Information
Office
of General Counsel
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
Phone:
704/687-5732
FAX:
704/687-3541
David
E. Broome, General Counsel
Amy
S. Kelso, Associate General Counsel (direct fax:
704/973-7763)
Krista
L. Newkirk, Associate General Counsel
Jesh
Humphrey, Assistant General Counsel
Patti
Turner, Administrative Assistant to General Counsel
Shannon
Homesley, Paralegal and Administrative Assistant
to Associate & Assistant General Counsel
Student
Worker
Updated October 9. 2008
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