Chris Campbell - Roberts & Stevens, P.A.

ROBERTS & STEVENS, P.A. ATTORNEYS AT LAW

Christopher Z. Campbell

Christopher ("Chris") Z. Campbell, born Beaufort, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1996, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.

Education: University of North Carolina , Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, 1992; J.D., with honors, 1996). Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 1994-1995. President, Student Bar Association, 1995-1996.

Member: 28th Judicial District Bar; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Bar Association, Education Law Section, Chairman, 2005-2006; Litigation Law Section Member; North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, Chairman, 2006-2007; North Carolina and National School Board Association; North Carolina Association of Community College Attorneys, Vice President, 2007-2008.

Areas of Practice: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Construction Law.

Experience Includes:

General education law
Special education matters
Construction litigation
School construction finance
School funding disputes
Condemnation proceedings
Appellate practice
Fines and forfeitures
Administrative law

Representative Clients:

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, full-time counsel
Asheville City Board of Education, full-time counsel
Avery County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Buncombe County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Burke County Board of Education, special matters
Haywood County Board of Education, special matters
Henderson County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Jackson County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Lincoln County Board of Education, special matters
Macon County Board of Education, special matters
Madison County Board of Education, full-time counsel
McDowell County Board of Education, special matters
Mitchell County Board of Education, special matters
Polk County Board of Education, special matters
Rutherford County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Swain County Board of Education, special matters
Transylvania County Board of Education, full-time counsel
Watauga County Board of Education, special matters
Yancey County Board of Education, special matters
Blue Ridge Community College, full-time counsel
North Carolina School Boards Trust

Publications:

"Excessive Means: Applying the Eighth Amendment to Civil In REM Forfeitures under United States v. Chandler," 73 NCLR 2284, 1995
"The Effective Use of School Resource Officers: The Constitutionality of School Searches and Interrogations" (School Law Bulletin, UNC-CH School of Government, Winter 2003)
"McCormick v. Hanson, the Common Law is Not Enough" (Education Section Newsletter, North Carolina Bar Association, Winter 2005)

Pro Bono Community Service: Children First - General Counsel

Recent Presentations:

Buncombe County Schools In Service: "Professionalism Workshop " (February 14, 20, and 21, 2006)
North Carolina School Boards Association: Special Issues Seminar: "The Legacy of Leandro and Potential Future Litigation" (February 16, 2006)
North Carolina School Boards Association: Special Issues Seminar: "The School Board's Role in Controversial Curriculum Decisions v. The Teacher's Academic Freedom" (February 16, 2006)
WRESA Presentation: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint" (February 23, 2006)
WRESA Presentation: "Teacher Retention and Termination" (March 16, 2006)
Madison County Schools In-Service: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint, Working with Marginal Employees, IDEA, Student Admissions, NCLB, and FERPA" (June 6, 2006)
Lincoln County Schools In-Service: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint, Working with Marginal Employees" (June 15, 2006)
Buncombe County Schools In-Service: "Seclusion and Restraint, Working with Marginal Employees" (June 20, 2006)
Haywood County Schools In-Service: "Financial Safeguards, Section 504 Students, Enrollment of Students Subject to a Custody Agreement/Order, and Seclusion and Restraint" (June 21, 2006)
Crisis Prevention Institute: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint" (June 23, 2006)
North Carolina Counsel of School Attorneys: 2006 Summer Law Conference: "School Construction - Enforcement of Bad Faith Actions Against Performance Bond Sureties" (July 28, 2006)
Jackson County Schools In-Service: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint, Teacher Non-Renewals and Denial of Tenure" (August 10, 2006 )
Henderson County Schools In-Service: "The Law of Seclusion and Restraint, Financial Safeguards, Teacher Non-Renewals and Denial of Tenure and Sexual Harassment" (August 11, 2006)
Personnel Administrators of North Carolina, Fall Leadership Conference: "Building a Record for Non-Renewal and Tenure Denial: Lessons Learned from Davis v. Macon County Board of Education" (October 3, 2006)
North Carolina School Boards Association: Fifteenth Annual School Law Conference: "Use of School Campus by Non-School Groups" (October 20, 2006)
North Carolina School Boards Association: Fifteenth Annual School Law Conference: "Distribution of Bibles and Other Religious Materials" (October 20, 2006)
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Behavior Specialist Institute: "Discipline Under the IDEIA Regulations" (November 8, 2006)
WRESA Presentation: "New Board Member Training" (November 28, 2006)
North Carolina School Boards Association: "Anatomy of a Student Discipline Matter: From Investigation to Hearing" (January 18, 2007)
Henderson County Schools: "Effective Use of School Resource Officers" (January 19, 2007)
Blue Ridge Community College In-Service: "Ethics for Community College Trustees" (January 24, 2007)
Mitchell County Schools Presentation: "New Board Member Training" (January 26, 2007)
Asheville City Schools Presentation: "Building a Record for Non-Renewal and Tenure Denial: Lessons Learned from Davis v. Macon County Board of Education" (February 7, 2007)
North Carolina School Boards Association Presentation: "Addressing and Controlling Student Misconduct - Codes of Conduct, Threatening Behavior, Restrictions on Free Speech" (February 15, 2007)
WRESA Presentation: "IDEA 2004, Federal Regulations, and State Procedures to Western District Exceptional Children Directors" (February 20, 2007)
Mitchell County Schools Presentation: "School Board Training" (February 27, 2007)
WRESA Presentation: "The Effective Use of School Resource Officers" (March 15, 2007)
Lincoln County Schools 2007 Administrators' In-Service (June 14, 2007)
Elkin City Schools 2007 Administrators' In-Service (June 19, 2007)
Buncombe County Schools 2007 Administrators' In-Service (June 21, 2007)
WRESA 2007 Summer Leadership Conference "The Effective Use of School Resource Officers" (June 26, 2007)
Watauga County Schools 2007 Administrators' In-Service (July 11, 2007)
North Carolina Counsel of School Attorneys: 2007 Summer Law Conference: "Working with Law Enforcement to Protect Students and Staff" (July 27, 2007)
Transylvania County Schools 2007 Administrators' In Service (August 1, 2007)
Caldwell County Schools 2007 Administrators' In Service (August 9, 2007)
Henderson County Schools 2007 Administrators' In Service (August 13, 2007)
Rockingham County Schools 2007 Administrators' In Service (August 14, 2007)
North Carolina Pediatric Society "Special Education and Patient Care: The Critical Role of the Pediatrician" (August 18, 2007)
Rutherford County Schools 2007 Administrators' In Service (August 21, 2007)
Rutherford County Schools Special Education Presentation: "Navigating the New IDEA" (August 21, 2007)
WRESA Presentation: "Life in the Fish Bowl" (October 1, 2007)
Personnel Administrators of North Carolina, Fall Leadership Conference: "Sexual Harassment and Disabilities Under the ADA: A Legal Update" (October 3, 2007)
Buncombe County Schools Presentation: "School Board Training" (October 4, 2007)
WRESA Presentation: "Student Admission Requirements and Model Affidavits" (October 9, 2007)
WRESA Presentation: "Working with Marginal Employees" (October 9, 2007)
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Presentation: "First Amendment Rights" (October 15, 2007)
North Carolina School Boards Association Presentation: "Building Schools Through the Use of Certificates of Participation (COPS)" (October 18, 2007 and January 15, 2008)
North Carol ina School Boards Association Presentation: "The Budget Dispute Process - A General Overview" (October 19, 2007 and January 15, 2008)
Lee County Schools Presentation: "Working with Marginal Employees" (October 24, 2007)
Rave Consortium Student Leadership Academy Presentation: "The Importance of Leadership" (October 30, 2007)
NWRESA Presentation: "Non-Renewal of Administrator and Probationary Teacher Contracts" (December 12, 2007)
Transylvania County Schools Presentation: "Board Member Training" (December 20, 2007)
Mitchell County Schools: "School Board Member Training" (January 21, 2008 )
Catawba County Schools: "Administrators' Legal In-Service Training" (January 29, 2008)
Alexander County Schools: "Administrators' Legal In-Service Training" (February 5, 2008)
WRESA Superintendents' Council Presentation: "Electronic Document Retention Policy Review" (February 8, 2008)
North Carolina School Boards Association Presentation: "Termination of Tenured, Mid-Contract and At-Will Employees" (December 4, 2007 and February 22, 2008)
Macon County Schools Presentation: "Working with Marginal Employees and Keeping Kids Safe" (March 25, 2008)
Haywood County Schools: "Legal In-Service" (June 17, 2008)
Buncombe County Schools: "Legal In-Service" (June 25, 2008)
Watauga County Schools: "Legal In-Service" (July 8, 2008)
Jackson County Schools: "Legal In-Service" (July 16, 2008)
North Carolina Counsel of School Attorneys: 2008 Summer Law Conference: "Immunity Made Easy – A 15 Minute Primer" (July 25, 2008)
Alexander County Schools: "Life in the Fish Bowl" (August 6, 2008)
Lincoln County Schools: "Life in the Fish Bowl" (August 7, 2008)
Henderson County Schools: "Legal In-Service" (August 11, 2008)
Law Institute for Teachers (LIFT): "Professionalism in the Workplace" (August 12, 2008)
McDowell County Schools: "Appropriate Student/Staff Relationships" (August 29, 2008)