If you have a legal question pertaining to the following areas, please contact Donna Gooden Payne:
-University policies and procedures
-Board of Trustees
-Chancellor's Executive Council & Cabinet
-Public records requests
-Open meetings law
-University contracts which exceed $25,000
If you have a legal question pertaining to the following areas, please contact Gregory L. Hassler:
-University policies and procedures for the Division of Health Sciences
(including the Brody School of Medicine, the School of Allied Health,
the School of Nursing, and the William E. Laupus Health Sciences
Library)
-Contract Review for the Division of Health Sciences
-Health care law (including HIPAA, Risk Management and
Compliance)
-University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board (UMCIRB)
-Collaborations between the Division of Health Sciences and
University Health Systems (UHS)
-Division of Health Sciences EPA & SPA employment issues
If you have a legal question pertaining to the following areas, please contact Kristen S. Bonatz:
-Releases &waivers
-FERPA
-Service of subpoenas on the University or University employees
-Affiliation agreements for east campus internships
-Contracts less than $25,000
-East Campus EPA & SPA employment issues
If you have a legal question pertaining to the following areas, please contact Paul H. Zigas:
-University policies and procedures for the Division of Research and
Graduate Studies
-Division of Research and Graduate Studies EPA and SPA
employment issues
-Intellectual property (copyrights, patents and trademarks)
-University-affiliated entities
-Umstead Act
-Affiliation agreements for west campus internships
If you have a question about tort liability, please review the summary on the North Carolina Tort Claims Act. Claudia D. Peaden can address questions and provide assistance and forms related to accidents involving property damage on campus.
If you have a question about workers' compensation, you may contact Donna Davis, Environmental Health and Safety, at 328-6166.
