The (negative) impact on boys in public education
Mounting evidence shows that boys, when compared to girls, are underachieving beginning at the early stages of education. [...]
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The transition from inmate to productive member of society
While inmates face many obstacles after they are released from prison, correctional education programs offer them the skills necessary to find gainful employment and reduce their likelihood of reoffending. [...]
Note from the Editor
Bringing the Campbell Law Observer online in March 2012 was just the first step in bringing the only publication of its kind in North Carolina to fruition. The editorial team, led by Editor-in-Chief Emeritus John Hardin, undertook the substantial task of transitioning a print-only publication to an online-only publication. Numerous newspapers, magazines, and other print media across the nation have struggled with such a choice. Look no further than Newsweek. The Law Observer is [...]
Would you like some rose-colored glasses?
Despite its benefits and appeal, legal implications and privacy concerns arise from Google Glass. [...]
Google Glass: An Asset or Hindrance on the Medical Profession?
Google Glass is the new, sophisticated form of modern mobile communication that has major implications for the medical profession. [...]
Google Glass: Is it really worth all the extra baggage?
While Google Glass has many professed benefits, they may be outweighed when compared to the legal and social ramifications Google Glass totes along. [...]
“Don’t Tase Me, Bro!”: Legal implications of new technology devices on individual privacy interests
Hot new gadgets beg the question: is there really a reasonable expectation of privacy in today’s society? [...]
Sharing Fee from Tax Appeal with Nonlawyer [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 7]
A law firm may not share fees earned in a tax appeal with a nonlawyer tax representative, unless the nonlawyer representative is legally permitted to represent claimants before the applicable authority. [...]
State Prosecutor Seeking Order for Arrest for Failure to Appear When Defendant is Detained by ICE [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 6]
When a defendant in a criminal case misses court due to being in the custody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it is not an ethics violation for the prosecutor in the case to seek an order for arrest even though the defendant’s failure to appear was not willful. [...]
Disclosure of Confidential Information to Lawyer Serving as Foreclosure Trustee [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 5]
In the absence of disclosure, an attorney may not later represent another party in a “substantially related matter” if the information the attorney received while previously acting as trustee is “material to the matter.” [...]
Representation in Purchase of Foreclosed Property [2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 4]
Ethical duties of a lawyer representing both the buyer and the seller in the purchase of a foreclosure property, and of a lawyer when the representation is limited to the seller. [...]
10.03.13 Consent Order of Suspension [Guilford County]
On March 8, 2013, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission entered an order of discipline suspending Wilbur L. Linton, Jr., for two years. That suspension was stayed for three years, however, contingent on Mr. Linton’s compliance with various conditions imposed by the order. The original matter was before the Commission due to Mr. Linton’s failure to monitor his trust account adequately and his failure to maintain required trust account records. At the October hearing, the Commission [...]
10.03.2013 Consent Order of Disbarment [Mecklenburg County]
On October 2, 2013, Matthew Jeffrey Lester submitted an “Affidavit of Surrender of Law License” in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina. Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation was preceded by a pending investigation concerning allegations that he misappropriated client funds. These included funds that were necessary to pay off a seller’s mortgage, as well as other money from Mr. Lester’s real estate trust account. Pursuant to Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation, the [...]
09.30.13 Order of Discipline – Disbarment [Cumberland County]
Phillip Hunter Gilfus, a Fayetteville attorney, served as treasurer of the Cumberland County Democratic Men’s Club (CCDMC) beginning in 2009. As treasurer, the CCDMC entrusted Mr. Gilfus with access to a bank account maintained by CCDMC. Over the course of eight months, Mr. Gilfus wrote ten checks payable to himself from the CCDMC bank account. In total, Mr. Gilfus converted $2,132.00 of CCDMC funds to his own use. The misappropriation was discovered in July of 2012. On January 11, [...]
