University Counsel
Earl Nance
- 214 Koch Hall
- Norfolk, VA 23529
- rnance@odu.edu
Assistant Attorney General & General Counsel
757-683-3144
Lead counsel for:
- The Board of Visitors
- President
- Chief Operating Officer
- Vice Presidents
- Athletics
- Foundation Relationships
- Business Gateway activities
Associate University Counsel
James Wright
- 214 Koch Hall
- Norfolk, VA 23529
- jdwright@odu.edu
Assistant Attorney General & Associate University Counsel
757-683-3144
Lead counsel for:
- Advice to the Academic Deans and Chairs.
- IP issues.
- Research Security issues.
- Research misconduct.
- Advice to the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity.
- EEOC and OCR complaints.
- COIA issues.
- Police Department Advisor
- Real Estate and Construction issues.
- Policy drafting and review.
- Litigation - provide second chair support to first chair trial counsel in all legal actions in state and federal courts.
- First line supervisory responsibility over office secretary, student workers, and interns.
- Advice to the Faculty Senate.
- Advice to the Faculty grievance Committee.
- Advice to Student Services, including student discipline issues.
- Classified employee grievance defense.
- Classified employee disciplinary issues.
- Title IX issues
- Procurement, contract review, drafting and modification, including affiliation agreements and MOU's.
- FOIA response coordination and advice.
Administrative Assistant
Felecia Wise
- 215 Koch Hall
- Norfolk, VA 23529
- fwise@odu.edu
Administrative Assistant
757-683-3144