management, control, and governance processes. Code of Ethics The Office of the State Controller of North Carolina has adopted a Code of Ethics. The Code establishes the standard for the minimum levels of expected behavior and is also intended to serve as a guide for making ethical decisions. 2.07 Legal Counsel Office The Legal Counsel Office serves as legal counsel for Western Carolina University. We provide legal advice and business consultative services to the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, senior officers, and other university managers and employees who are acting in their official capacities on behalf of the university. The Legal Counsel Office does not represent individual faculty, staff members or students in personal legal matters. Our service philosophy is to provide excellent legal services that also advance the business objectives of our clients with sound, common-sense solutions. Our practice areas and attorney assignments are listed below. Mary Ann Lochner Shared Responsibilities Shea Browning General Counsel Mary Ann Lochner, Shea Browning Associate General Counsel 227-3036 Glenna Young, Paralegal 227-2520 227-7116 Office Law Enforcement Intellectual Property Chancellor’s Copyright/Patents/Trademark BOT / Governance / Corporate Public Records Patent Committee Policies / Regulations Record retention policy Technology Transfer Licenses/NDAs Ethics liaison/Conflicts of Interest Open Meetings Sponsored Research Tax-exempt financing Constitutional law - Free Speech /Public Assemblies/Religion Information Technology Tax-exempt organizations e-discovery / litigation hold privacy & Threat Assessment / Campus Violence security Tax matters state & federal MAL BAT voice-over IP – – Shea - SCRT DSSC Development & Foundation NCITPA Employment matters SPA, EPA – Millennial Initiative Development faculty Export Controls Transactions / Affiliations Personnel records Immigration / International Programs
management, control, and governance processes. Code of Ethics The Office of the State Controller of North Carolina has adopted a Code of Ethics. The Code establishes the standard for the minimum levels of expected behavior and is also intended to serve as a guide for making ethical decisions. 2.07 Legal Counsel Office The Legal Counsel Office serves as legal counsel for Western Carolina University. We provide legal advice and business consultative services to the Board of Trustees, the Chancellor, senior officers, and other university managers and employees who are acting in their official capacities on behalf of the university. The Legal Counsel Office does not represent individual faculty, staff members or students in personal legal matters. Our service philosophy is to provide excellent legal services that also advance the business objectives of our clients with sound, common-sense solutions. Our practice areas and attorney assignments are listed below. Mary Ann Lochner General Counsel 227-3036 Shared Responsibilities Mary Ann Lochner, Shea Browning Glenna Young, Paralegal 227-7116 Shea Browning Associate General Counsel 227-2520 Chancellor’s Office BOT / Governance / Corporate Policies / Regulations Ethics liaison/Conflicts of Interest Tax-exempt financing Tax-exempt organizations Tax matters – state & federal Development & Foundation Millennial Initiative Development Transactions / Affiliations Law Enforcement Public Records Record retention policy Open Meetings Constitutional law - Free Speech /Public Assemblies/Religion Threat Assessment / Campus Violence MAL – BAT Shea - SCRT Employment matters – SPA, EPA faculty Personnel records Intellectual Property Copyright/Patents/Trademark Patent Committee Technology Transfer Licenses/NDAs Sponsored Research Information Technology e-discovery / litigation hold privacy & security voice-over IP DSSC NCITPA Export Controls Immigration / International Programs