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Editor’s Note: The Campbell Law Observer is taking a break from its usual editorial cycle to present first-person accounts from our law students who have enjoyed summer internships across the nation. This is the last of four submissions to be published during the Fall 2015 semester. You
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The North Carolina State Bar ruled that Gretchen Engel, an attorney who participated in the first case heard under the Racial Justice Act, did not violate the Rules of Processional Conduct for attorneys. A complaint was filed anonymously against Engel charging her with providing inaccurate
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A major dating site was hacked, and it is costing the site and its users more than just money.
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While sexual relations are rarely appropriate, even when permitted by the Rules of Professional Responsibility, raping one’s client is an atrocity so against the integrity of the legal profession, it is unlikely a lawyer charged with raping his client will prevail with the State Bar.
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Federal court rules that a Mexican transgender citizen is protected from deportation under the UN Convention against Torture.
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Citizens of California are waiting to see if Governor Jerry Brown will sign Senate Bill 358, also known as the Fair Pay Act, into law to equalize pay between men and women.
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Seventeen-year-old Michelle Carter has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, who committed suicide in 2014.
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While the lawsuit against the organization responsible for releasing the recent controversial Planned Parenthood videos attempts to prevent the further release of similar videos and the release of abortion care service providers, its affect on the larger-scale issue is unknown.
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Stanley Mitchell engaged in sexual relations with a client whom he was appointed by the court to represent. As such, he violated Rules 1.19(a) and 8.4(d) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. The North Carolina Bar disbarred Mitchell on July 17, 2015, as a result of his actions.
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Thomasine Moore failed to ensure trusted funds received by a client were deposited into her trust account and maintained in trust in violation of Rule 1.15-2(b) and failed to properly maintain entrusted funds in violation of Rule 1.15-2(a) and (m). Moore’s failure to ensure funds required by a
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Robert Gallant failed to file his federal and state income tax returns for tax years 2007 through 2013. Gallant’s failure to file his taxes was a willful action, and as such he violated 26 U.S.C. § 7203 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-236(a)(9). Gallant committed criminal acts that reflect
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In August 2014, Robert Griffin was suspended by the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the State Bar. As of March 25, 2015, Griffin had served six months of the active suspension, and applied for reinstatement on April 8, 2015. Griffin failed to show by clear and convincing evidence that he
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Marty McConchie misappropriated client funds when in May 2010 he used $1,275.13 of the $1,453.25 in client funds being held in trust for the benefit of himself. In doing so, McConchie violated Rule 1.15-2(j) and Rule 8.4(c) of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. The North Carolina
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Robert J. Howell was arrested on June 12, 2015, for kidnapping, attempted murder, first-degree burglary, and possession of cocaine in Charleston, South Carolina. The pending charges against Howell raised concern for his mental health, stability and fitness to practice law, and if proven, would
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Christopher Boothe failed to file his state and federal taxes in 2012 and 2013, and also failed to pay state taxes in 2012 and 2013. Boothe did not file his federal or state income taxes for the years 2012 and 2013 until December 2014. Since Boothe’s failure to file hit federal and state
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