December’s entire bill is $15,441.41. I’m no art history professor, but I think this page has the most aesthetically appealing redactions, though page 2 has a certain stark symmetry. Per the agreement between UO’s general counsel Randy Geller and CFO Jamie Moffitt, the academic side is on the hook for…
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Update: Geller’s quotes come from here: http://ous.edu/state_board/polipro Check out the board policies and IMD pdf’s – for example athletics. There are all kinds of things UO and OUS pay no attention to in practice. Except when it’s convenient for them to use them against the faculty. 1/26/2012: This will get…
12/9/2011: That’s the memorable phrase from AG Kroger’s investigation of Melinda Grier and the UO’s general counsel office after the Bellotti contract farce. Now Randy Geller, the associate counsel of that office at the time, is about to take full control of your legal representation as a UO employee, student,…
12/8/2011 with updates. Maybe President Lariviere made a mistake when he fired Melinda Grier. Her longtime assistant and now GC Randy Geller is about to cost us a lot more than the $2.3 million payoff to Bellotti. Geller’s proposed new policy giving him total control over access to legal advice…
12/6/2011: Don’t trust him. Word down at the law school cafe is that the formal transition happens soon, but obviously he sold us out long ago. Lariviere thought $200,000 would buy some loyalty, but apparently Randy shopped that offer around. This 11/4/2011 OUS IMD is complicated – lots of ins…
11/12/2011: We wrote about this possibility back in August. Now it seems to have happened. This new IMDB from the 11/4/2011 OUS Board meeting will leave President Lariviere unable to obtain legal advice from anyone other than attorneys appointed and monitored by Pernsteiner. Read it all. Not only does it…
11/10/2011: I missed the Senate meeting. Sam Stites of the ODE has a roundup, here. Comments welcome.
10/11/2011: Currently the DOJ handles litigation and many other matters for UO and the OUS system. SB 242 devolves responsibility that to OUS and the universities. UO General Counsel Randy Geller wants to subcontract a chunk of this work out. His request for proposals was augmented by an amendment from…
9/29/2011: Why is the academic side of UO paying “The Cleaner” to defend Chip Kelly in an NCAA investigation? Shouldn’t the athletic department pay for this? From Ken Goe in the Oregonian: The University of Oregon’s general counsel’s office and athletic department are sharing the cost for the specialty law…
9/21/2011: Around the time Randy Geller was appointed UO General Counsel, longtime GC executive assistant Brian Whalen left to work in the president’s office. He was replaced by Deb Donning, who was given the new title of “Chief of Staff”. But last month she left for a UO risk management…
9/5/2011: Seems like a good idea. Maybe Melinda Grier and Dave Frohnmayer will team up to bid for the contract: RFP Amendment Bidding closes Friday. Currently the DOJ handles litigation, but SB 242 will devolve that to OUS and the universities.
8/17/2011: They’ve posted the planning document here. SB 242 gives the Board authority to hire lawyers – not UO. Will Randy Geller have to reapply for his job? We can only hope. This time maybe they’ll check that resume a bit more closely and ask a few questions about compliance…
8/9/2011: Around the time Randy Geller was appointed UO General Counsel, longtime GC executive assistant Brian Whalen left to work in the president’s office. He was replaced by Deb Donning, who was given the new title of “Chief of Staff” to the General Counsel. Now it seems like she’s also…
7/28/2011: UO General Counsel Randy Geller has no problem signing his name to a $150,000 contract appropriating state funds to hire “The Cleaner” to “investigate” UO’s NCAA compliance: But ask him whether the athletic department or the academic side is going to pay that bill? Now he’s counting pennies –…
7/21/2011: UO General Counsel Randy Geller has been trying to find an Associate/Assistant GC for a year now. No takers. He’s getting desperate with this latest job posting from today: The Office of the General Counsel is a fast-paced, high volume work place. Its attorneys must be able to handle…