UNC announced their selection for their next vice chancellor and general counsel on August 15.

Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz wrote in a press release the university has chosen Raleigh-based lawyer Charles Marshall to serve in the position, which often provides legal advice and counsel to UNC’s Board of Trustees, chancellor, administration and faculty on school matters.

Marshall currently is a partner at the Raleigh law firm Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP, as well as an outside counsel to the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters. He is a UNC alumnus, earning both his bachelor’s degree in 1992 and Doctor of Law degree in 1996 at the university.

“The opportunity to come back home to Carolina is very exciting,” Marshall said in a statement. “My practice has always been broad and diverse, and taking on complex issues is a passion of mine. I’m really looking forward to bringing my skill set to the University.”

Marshall has a wide experience beyond his private practice. He spent four years as an appellate litigator in the U.S. Department of Justice before working as a policy adviser on the staff of Kentucky Senator and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for two years.

Marshall will succeed the general counsel position from Mark Merritt, who left the university at the end of 2018 after serving in the role for two years. Merritt helped UNC move through the final stages of the school’s NCAA investigation and controversy surrounding the Confederate statute called Silent Sam.

“We are delighted that Charles is returning to Carolina and will serve in this critical role of Vice Chancellor and General Counsel for our university,” Guskiewicz said in the university release. “He brings a wide range of professional knowledge and diverse experience to this position, ranging from being an accomplished litigator, attorney and work in all three branches of the federal government to his in-depth knowledge in areas of digital media and data privacy.” 

In addition to being the chief legal officer for UNC, Marshall also will serve as a liaison for the school with the Office of the President of the University of North Carolina System and the state attorney general’s office.

Photo via UNC – Chapel Hill

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