Attorney Conference Materials

Materials by Topic

The 2010 and later conferences are not indexed by toppic. Please see materials by conference for the most up-to-date information.

Animal Control

What's Up with the Animal Shelters

Aimee Wall (UNC School of Government)

Mark Payne (Johnston County)

2007 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Annexation

Water and Sewer Extensions after Annexation

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2003 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Courts

Legal Responsibilities of Counties for Court Facilities

Michael Crowell (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Economic Development

Issues in Economic Development Law

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2005 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Economic Development Procedures

Tyler Mulligan (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Eminent Domain - Recent Developments

Francis Rasberry (City of Raleigh)

2008 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Election Law

Termination of Voting Rights Orders

Michael Crowell (UNC School of Government)

Tharrington Smith (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Emergency Management

Natural Disaster Issues

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

2000 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain - Recent Developments

Francis Rasberry (City of Raleigh)

2008 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Employment Law

FHWA Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

1996 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Employee or Independent Contractor?

Diane Juffras (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Federal and State Wage and Hour Law

Philip Van Hoy (Van Hoy, Reutlinger, Adams & Dunn)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

State and Local Government Employees: Rights and Remedies Under the State Personnel Act

M. Jackson Nichols (Allen & Pinnix)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Collective Bargaining

Fred Baggett (Smith Moore Leatherwood)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Instructing Sheriffs and Other Local Officials on Employment Issues Relating to Cohabitation, Sex Crimes and Pregnancy

Katy Parker (North Carolina ACLU)

Scott MacLatchie (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice)

2009 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Environmental Law

Liability of Environmental Health Specialists

Aimee Wall (UNC School of Government)

2006 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Five Things Every NC County Attorney Should Know About Phase II Stormwater

Richard Whisnant (UNC School of Government)

2007 County Attorneys Summer Conference

The 2006 Amendments to the Landfill Franchise Statute, and the Pending Solid Waste Act of 2007

Keith Johnson (Poyner & Spruill)

2007 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Water Law for County Attorneys

Milton Heath (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Water Law for City Attorneys

Milton Heath (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Stormwater/Watershed Protection Rules

Chuck Kitchen (Durham County Attorney)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Water Management

Glenn Dunn (Poyner & Spruill)

Bill Holman (Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions)

Dan McLawhorn (City of Raleigh)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Ethics

Ethics for County Attorneys

William Thornton (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Ethics for the City Attorney

William Thornton (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Ethics: Rule 3.6 Trial Publicity

Chuck Kitchen (Durham County Attorney)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Substance Use Disorders

Thomas Brown (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Ethics for the Municipal Attorney

Chris McLaughlin (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Finance

Project Development Financing - A Summary

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2004 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Where's the Money? Billing and Collecting Utility Fees

Kara Millonzi (UNC School of Government)

2007 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Where's the Money? Billing and Collecting Utility Fees

Kara Millonzi (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Advanced Bonds and Debt for City Attorneys

G. Thomas Lee (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice)

Paul Billow (Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

OPEB - What is it and How Cities Might Respond

Diane Juffras (UNC School of Government)

Kara Millonzi (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Special Assessments

Huey Marshall (Brunswick County)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Bankruptcy and Collection of Municipal Revenues

William Miller (City of Archdale)

Kara Millonzi (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

First Amendment

Protests, Parades and Public Assemblies - Key Constitutional Principles and Recent Developments

Robert Hagemann (Charlotte)

2005 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Governing Board Procedures

Powers of the Presiding Officer

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

HIPAA

How does this HIPAA privacy rule apply to Health Plans in NC Local Government

Aimee Wall (UNC School of Government)

2003 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Housing and Community Development

Foreclosure Blight

Tyler Mulligan (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Immigration

Immigration Law and Issues

Sejal Zota (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Issues in Immigration Law

Sejal Zota (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Law Enforcement

The Fourth Amendment and Law Enforcement Checkpoints

Robert Farb (UNC School of Government)

2005 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Legislative Updates

Case Law Update

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

1996 City Attorneys Summer Conference

2008 Legislation

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Summer Conference

2009 Legislation

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Liability

Defending Negligence Actions: The Public Duty Doctrine Under North Carolina Law

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

1998 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Litigation

E-Discovery for the City Attorney

Kara Millonzi (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Lobbying

Ethics and Lobbying Reform-Update

Norma Houston (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Open Meetings

Issues in Open Meetings and Public Records (Attorney-Client Privilege and Email)

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2002 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Two Open Meetings Topics (The Boney Case and Attorney-Client Privilege)

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2003 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Other

Case Update: Civil Case Review

Grainger Barrett (Cumberland County)

2007 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Do North Carolina Local Governments Need Home Rule?

Frayda Bluestein (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Police Power

Recent Civil Penalty Litigation

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

2002 City Attorneys Summer Conference

City Regulatory Power over Traffic Control

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

Jim Drennan (UNC School of Government)

2006 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Immigration Law and Issues

Sejal Zota (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Issues in Immigration Law

Sejal Zota (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Foreclosure Blight

Tyler Mulligan (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Public Records

Collecting and Disclosing Social Security Account Numbers

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2003 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Public Records Legislation in 2005

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2006 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Responding to Subpoenas

Mujeeb Shah-Khan (Charlotte)

2008 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Dealing with Email Under the Public Records Law

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Purchasing and Contracting

Contracts that Bind the Board's Discretion

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

2001 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Applying Locally Established Contract Bidding Policies

Frayda Bluestein (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Recent Contracting Law Developments

Eileen Youens (UNC School of Government)

2008 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Real Property Law

Update on Register and Notary Laws

Charles Szypszak (UNC School of Government)

2006 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Eminent Domain: The Kelo Case and Its Implications for North Carolina

Richard Ducker (UNC School of Government)

2006 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Regulation of Development

The Validity of Legislative Exemptions For Religious Uses Under the Establishment Clause

Gregg Schwitzgebel (NC League of Municipalities)

2001 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Conditional Zoning Districts

Richard Ducker (UNC School of Government)

2003 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Update on Key Land Use Law Issues

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2004 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Zoning, Conditions, Contract Zoning, Conditional Use District Zoning, and Conditional Zoning: What's the Difference and Why Does it Matter?

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2005 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Recent Changes in NC Planning Legislation

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2006 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Recent Changes in NC Planning Legislation

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2006 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Tree Protection, Land Subdivision Control, and Development Agreements: A Selection of Legislation from the 2005 North Carolina General Assembly

Richard Ducker (UNC School of Government)

2006 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Condemning Unsafe Residential Structures

Richard Ducker (UNC School of Government)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Manufactured and Modular Homes

William Anderson (Town of Garner)

2007 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Development Agreements

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2008 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Tonter Investments, Inc. v. Pasquotank County

Mike Cox (Pasquotank County Attorney)

2008 County Attorneys Summer Conference

Regulation of Religious Land Uses

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2009 City Attorneys Winter Conference

Development Agreements

David Owens (UNC School of Government)

2009 County Attorneys Winter Conference

Benjamin Sullivan (Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein)

Susan Matthews (Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein)

2009 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Streets and Traffic

Legal Issues Involving Street Festivals

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

1996 City Attorneys Summer Conference

Issues Relating to Property in City Streets

David Lawrence (UNC School of Government)

1999 City Attorneys Winter Conference