Legal Affairs

LEGAL AFFAIRS

The Division of Legal Affairs collaborates with university leadership to develop legal strategies that support the UNC System’s mission. The professionals within the Division ensure that the University and its institutions operate within the requirements of the law and conform to high expectations of ethics and integrity.

Our Role

The Division of Legal Affairs provides reliable advice to the President, the Board of Governors, and the 17 constituent institutions on complex legal matters. Additionally, the Division of Legal Affairs establishes and approves legal services from outside counsel while overseeing the relationship between the UNC System and the Attorney General’s Office.

Additional Resources

If you are an attorney within the UNC System, we invite you to access our additional resources on the intranet page.

Campus senior teams listserv

The UNC System Office has established a listserv whereby Systemwide content is distributed to campus and affiliate points of contact who in turn disseminate that information to select members of campus and affiliate leadership. The choice of to whom to distribute this content at the campus and affiliate level rests with the identified campus contact on this list provided below. The System Office does not maintain a list of which campus- and affiliate-level personnel receive information from their designated campus points of contact.

Attorney Practice Areas

LEGAL AFFAIRS Team

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Andrew Tripp

Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel 
919-962-4588

Ruth Brill

Executive Assistant
919-962-4588

Brad Trahan

Senior Associate General Counsel
919-445-1311

Bridget Bishop

Associate General Counsel
919-962-0444

Mary Griffin Riggins

Associate General Counsel
919-962-2579

Samantha Barbusse

Assistant General Counsel
919-445-1349

Kelly Gutzmer

Legal Specialist
919-962-4587

Alexia Woodberry

Legal Support Associate
919-843-0185