Articles by Tripp Huffstetler, Senior Staff Writer
About Tripp Huffstetler, Senior Staff Writer (57 Articles)
Tripp Huffstetler served as the Senior Ethics Staff Writer for the Campbell Law Observer. He is originally from Cherryville, North Carolina. In 2011, Tripp graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy as well as Political Science. During his undergraduate studies, Tripp spent summers assisting at a practice in his hometown of Cherryville. During law school he interned with the Hon. Kris Bailey, District Court Judge; Judge Paige Phillips, Wake County Magistrate; the Hon. Paul C. Ridgeway, Superior Court Judge; and the Wake County District Attorney's Office. He also assisted a local attorney in drafting a guide to interlocutory appeals, which will be published by the North Carolina Bar Association. Tripp graduated from Campbell Law School in May 2014.
On August 19, 2013, attorney George Rexford Gore pled guilty to “willful failure to discharge duties,” a misdemeanor. Gore received a 45-day suspended sentence, and the Superior Court of Brunswick County suspended his law license for six months. The order notes the State Bar’s intention to file a formal complaint against Gore. The Chair of the Disciplinary Hearing Commission concluded that Gore’s conviction constitutes “a criminal offense showing professional unfitness” (see
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On February 14, 2013, William R. Shilling was arrested and charged with misdemeanor child abuse and communicating threats. The charges stemmed from an alleged domestic violence incident. Three months later, Mr. Shilling pled guilty to both counts. Following the guilty plea, Shilling received a 60-day suspended sentence. The court also entered a Domestic Violence Protective Order (DVPO). In October of 2013, Shilling was found guilty of violating the DVPO. He received a 75-day
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Gregory A. Bullard was the subject of a random audit in January of 2011. The audit revealed multiple deficiencies in Mr. Bullard’s trust account recordkeeping. There was also a balance exceeding $20,000 for which Bullard could not identify the beneficial owner. Bullard was given multiple opportunities to cure the defects but did not do so. Subsequently, Bullard signed a contract with the State Bar’s Trust Account Compliance Program. His failure to fulfill his obligations under
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Attorney Robert W. Adams represented various clients in Social Security Administration (SSA) cases. In representing several SSA clients, Mr. Adams received checks from the SSA for his attorney’s fees. These checks were addressed directly to Adams and intended as attorney’s fees to which he was entitled. Adams deposited these checks into his client trust account and did not disburse the earned fees, instead leaving them commingled with client funds. Additionally, various electronic
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Attorney John W. Roebuck, Jr., illegally purchased hydrocodone from a former client who was acting as a confidential informant for law enforcement. On December 18, 2013, Roebuck pled guilty to a Class I felony stemming from the illegal purchase. Roebuck received a suspended jail sentence of three to thirteen months. The Chair of the Disciplinary Hearing Commission may “enter an order suspending an attorney’s license upon receipt of a certified copy of a plea of guilty to a serious crime
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The disciplinary order notes that Thomas H. Clements “currently suffers from alcoholism, severe depression, and anxiety which significantly impair his professional performance, judgment, and competence as an attorney.” Both the State Bar and Clements consented to the order, which transfers Clements to disability inactive status. More information on disability proceedings is available Subchapter B, Rule .0118 of the North Carolina State Bar Administrative Rules. The effect of the
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The question of whether to extradite Amanda Knox—should Italy make such a request—transcends purely legal questions and implicates political and foreign policy concerns as well.
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This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.
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A lawyer generally may not represent both the borrower and the lender in a commercial real estate closing, even with consent.
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This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.
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Absent client consent or applicability of one of the Rule 1.6(b) exceptions, a client's lawyer is not permitted to disclose settlement information to the client's previous attorney.
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This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.
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Participation in legal advertising services is permitted, as long as the service makes the appropriate disclosures “fully, accurately, and prominently."
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Guidance for lawyers who are employed by a public interest law organization that provides legal and non-legal services to its clientele, and has a non-lawyer executive director.
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There is no per se ethical rule against a prosecutor agreeing to support a defendant’s motion for appropriate relief in exchange for a defendant executing a release of claims.
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