Letter from the Editor
Outgoing Editor-in-Chief Katherine Doering Custis reflects on the past year. [...]
Articles by Katherine Doering Custis, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
About Katherine Doering Custis, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
I Will Always Love You: The Importance of Advance Directives
Bobbi Kristina Brown's fight for life on a ventilator adds to the list of stories highlighting the need for all adults to execute advance directives. [...]
10.14.2014 Consent Order Transferring Member to Disability Inactive Status [Wake County]
On October 14, 2014, Kevin L. Byrd of Cary voluntarily consented to being transferred to disability inactive status. Byrd suffers from bipolar disorder and depression, two conditions which impair his judgement, competence, and professional performance as an attorney. The procedure for a consensual transfer to disability inactive status is detailed in the North Carolina State Bar’s administrative rules (see Subchapter B, Rule .0118(b)). Based on clear, cogent, and convincing evidence, the [...]
08.15.2014 Order of Disbarment [Hoke County]
Christopher V. Vaughan of Hoke County surrendered his law license on August 14, 2014 and was officially disbarred the next day. Vaughan had nine grievances filed against him with the North Carolina State Bar from May 2011 to October 2013. The grievances mainly arose when Vaughan failed to appear in court on behalf of clients who had paid him to represent them in traffic cases. Several clients had their driver’s licenses suspended or revoked without their knowledge due to [...]
08.15.2014 Censure [Buncombe County]
Russell W. Warnock of Asheville was censured by the Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar on August 15, 2014. Warnock was retained in 2011 by J.F. to file a patent application. J.F. emailed Warnock in May 2012 to inquire into the status of the application, to which Warnock replied after a long delay that the application was moving forward. In May 2013, Warnock told J.F. in an email that the “patent application is in the queue but needs an updated Inventor statement.” [...]
05.22.2014 Reprimand [Cleveland County]
Karen Wright of Shelby received a reprimand from the Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar on May 22, 2014. Wright was hired by two brothers in 2009 to settle the estates of their parents. She failed to settle the estates in a timely matter, in violation of Rule 1.3 of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. In addition, Wright violated Rule 1.4(a)(3) by failing to keep the beneficiaries informed about the status of the estate and Rule 1.4(a)(4) by failing to promptly [...]
New deal fails to calm old fears
Opponents of the Hofmann Forest sale plan to continue their lawsuit, despite a new sale agreement with friendlier terms. [...]
Forest fight continues in court
Both opponents and supporters of the sale of Hofmann Forest hope that the North Carolina Court of Appeals will issue a decision before the end of the month. [...]
Forest for Sale
After almost eighty years of use as a research and teaching tool, North Carolina State University's 80,000-acre Hofmann Forest is on the market. [...]
Saving traditions by admitting nontraditional students
Women's colleges must look beyond cisgender female applicants to keep them afloat. [...]
Changing definition of “women” creates challenges for women’s colleges
Women's colleges face tough choices about whether to accept and retain transgendered students. [...]
Are women’s colleges necessary—or even legal?
Now that more than fifty percent of undergraduate students are women, what is the purpose of female-only higher education? [...]
Not all constitutional rights are standard military issue
American soldiers swear to defend the Constitution, but does the Constitution defend them? [...]
Do No Harm: Can doctors refuse to see unvaccinated patients?
As the anti-vaccination movement gains momentum in the United States, doctors are weighing the pros and cons of continuing to see unvaccinated patients. [...]
A Tale of Two Countries: Comparing recent developments in Australian and American immigration policy
Australian and American lawmakers have taken very different approaches to resolving similar illegal immigration problems. [...]
