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Reviewing the Reviews

November 20, 2014

The online review company Yelp has recently faced a number of court cases over unfair business practices. [...]

Mills to lead Campbell Law’s Stubbs Bankruptcy Clinic

November 18, 2014

RALEIGH, N.C. – Campbell Law Dean J. Rich Leonard announced on November 14, 2014 that David F. Mills has been tapped to lead the Stubbs Bankruptcy Clinic effective December 1. Mills, a 1991 Campbell Law graduate, recently completed a five-year stint as county attorney for Johnston County, North Carolina.  He will continue his private bankruptcy practice in addition to his duties at Campbell Law. “It is an honor to come home to Campbell Law,” said Mills. “I am personally excited to be [...]

10.14.2014 Consent Order Transferring Member to Disability Inactive Status [Wake County]

November 6, 2014

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]

November 6, 2014

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]

November 6, 2014

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.” [...]
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