Articles by Regan Gatlin, Ethics Editor
About Regan Gatlin, Ethics Editor (42 Articles)
Regan Gatlin is a 2016 graduate and served as the Ethics Editor for the Campbell Law Observer for the 2015-2016 academic year. Regan graduated from North Carolina State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a minor in Sociology. Regan has previously clerked for the Insurance Section of the North Carolina Department of Justice, The General Counsel of The Select Group, and Safran Law Offices. During her experiences clerking, she gained civil litigation and research experience in the areas of insurance, construction law, labor and employment, and compliance. She also competed on a Campbell Law Trial Team in the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition and the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mock Trial Competition. Regan is from Smithfield, North Carolina.
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here On July 25, 2014, the North Carolina State Bar adopted 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 4 entitled, “Serving Subpoenas on Health Care Providers Covered by HIPPA.” This opinion allows a lawyer to send a subpoena for medical records to an entity covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPPA) without providing the necessary assurances required by 45 C.F.R. §164.512(e)(ii) that would permit the entity to comply with
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View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here On July 25, 2014, the North Carolina State Bar adopted the 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 12. This opinion allows for a subsequently hired lawyer in a worker’s compensation case, when the client terminates representation of a former lawyer, to discuss and disclose settlement terms to the former lawyer to resolve a pre-litigation claim for fee division. Fee division is appropriate in a worker’s compensation claim when a client discharges Lawyer A,
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View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here A formal ethics opinion titled “Protecting Confidential Client Information When Mentoring” was originally proposed on July 14, 2014. At its February 1, 2016 meeting, the State Bar adopted this opinion. 2014 FEO 1 considers issues related to confidentiality and the attorney-client privilege when an lawyer is mentoring a law student. This does not apply to students who are serving as interns/clerks in the same firm as the attorney who is
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North Carolina Senator Bill Cook filed the bill to help Judge Jerry Tillett, who was publicly reprimanded by the state's Judicial Standards Commission and now faces sanctions from the State Bar.
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Young v. UPS on March 25, 2015.
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In an ongoing class action lawsuit, Uber drivers challenge the line between employee and independent contractor.
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The North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that self-defense is not a justification for possession of a firearm by a felon under the North Carolina Felony Firearms Act.
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The Fourth Amendment's protection against unreasonable searches and seizures prohibits suspicionless drug testing for welfare applicants.
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Grand jurors’ tendency to trust law enforcement officials and the ability of government attorneys to present evidence in a positive light contributes to difficulties in indicting police officers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether employers must provide special accommodations for pregnant employees.
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A Muslim teenager who was denied a job because her hijab violated Abercrombie & Fitch's "Look Policy" is fighting back.
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The recent overhaul of Rule 702 of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence has the potential to lead to a flurry of appeals.
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