7/18/2011: And I ain’t talking about the carpets in PLC. Contract and invoices here. $8,359.12 last month, including a trip to Eugene – looks like a last minute airfare purchase. UO GC Randy Geller contracted with these guys for $150,000 – and he is now trying to charge the faculty…
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7/6/2011: We wrote earlier about how UO General Counsel Randy Geller told Jamie Moffitt not to tell the UO Senate IAC committee about the costs of the Willie Lyles cover-up, or if the academic side would be left holding the bag again. Steve Duin at the Oregonian has the contracts,…
2/18/2011: Because he hired Liz Denecke as his Public Records Officer and Melinda Grier’s assistant Randy Geller as his General Counsel. From George Schroeder in the RG on UO’s latest efforts to hide records on a (minor) athletic scandal: Here’s your long-awaited update on the investigation into Oregon’s men’s basketball…
11/7/2010: Greg Bolt of the RG on the promotion of Randy Geller to General Counsel: A six-month search for a new general counsel led the University of Oregon right back to Johnson Hall. Randy Geller, the university’s deputy general counsel, recently was given the top job as UO general counsel.…
11/3/2010: After 2 weeks of delays from UO, and a petition to the Attorney General, we’ve now got a copy of new UO General Counsel Randy Geller’s cover letter and resume, here. His employment contract is here – $200K a year. Nice raise. There is no mention in his letter…
10/30/2010: A helpful reader sends what is believed to be a photo of UO’s new General Counsel, Randy Geller. UO will not provide a photo to reporters, or even allow Mr. Geller to be interviewed. More amazingly, nearly 2 weeks since we made the request, UO’s new Public Records Officer…
10/28/2010: I’ve been getting questions about Randy Geller’s pay. As Melinda Grier’s Deputy, he earned $138,326. After Ms Grier was fired, he got an extra stipend of $19,386 (annual). As GC, Grier had been paid $184,710 – this was after 12 years as GC. Randy Geller was hired as an…
10/27/2010: From KEZI reporter Dan Corcoran’s story tonight on the insider appointment of Melinda Grier’s longtime deputy Randy Geller as UO’s new General Counsel: After a national search, Lariviere says Geller was the most qualified candidate. “His attitude towards transparency and accountability was exactly what I was looking for,” Lariviere…
10/12/2010: From the DOJ archives of their public records orders, on cases Randy Geller was involved in while serving as Melinda Grier’s Deputy General Counsel. 01/04/2006 – January 4, 2006 Daniel J. Stotter Bromley Newton LLP …Jan 4, 2006 … As noted above, Randolph Geller, on behalf of the University,…
10/7/2010: The campus erupted in celebration back in April when Pres Lariviere fired General Counsel Melinda Grier and announced: “This institution did not follow acceptable business practices in the past,” Lariviere said. “That will not be repeated under my administration.” Jeff Manning and Ken Goe of the Oregonian wrote: Grier,…