University Assistant

Lee P. Gore Office: 601-***-****

Attorney at Law Residence: 601-***-****

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Post Office Box 18138

Hattiesburg, MS 39404

Education, Licensure, and Admission to Courts

Bachelor of Arts, University of Southern Mississippi, 1974

Juris Doctor, University of Mississippi, 1977

Masters of Professional Accountancy, University of Southern Mississippi, 1987

License: Mississippi Bar Number 4915

Admitted to Practice in all State and Federal Courts in Mississippi, the United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court

Professional Experience

January 2011 to June 2011 Counsel, University of Southern Mississippi

March 1990 to January 2011 University Counsel,

Special Assistant Attorney General, and

Assistant Professor of Accounting

University of Southern Mississippi

August 1987 to March 1990 Assistant Professor of Accounting, School of

Professional Accountancy, University of Southern

Mississippi

June 1983 August 1987 Instructor of Accounting, School of Professional

Accountancy, University of Southern Mississippi

June 1983 March 1990 Part-time general practice of law

January 1978 June 1983 General practice of law

Practice Summary

Affiliated Entities: Advise university on relationships with Alumni Association,

Athletics Foundation, Development Foundation, Research Foundation, and Real

Estate Foundation (all 501(c)(3) corporations).

Athletics: Advise President, Athletics Director, and NCAA Compliance Officer on

various matters. Negotiate and draft athletics-related employment and business

contracts.

Compliance: Review, investigate, advise and resolve compliance matters with U.S.

Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights; and U.S. Department of Labor,

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program. Review new legislation, court

cases, and regulations for compliance issues.

Contracts: Review, negotiate and draft business and employment contracts.

Disability: Advise Office of Disability Accommodations.

Ethics: Advise University officials on compliance with the Mississippi Ethics in

Government Act and on governing board ethics policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Investigate, draft responses, and represent the

university before the EEOC on charges of discrimination.

Facilities: Board Member for South Mississippi Educational Building Corporation, a

501(c) (3) corportion. Participated and advised on issuance of approximately

$130,000,000 in bonds for campus construction projects.

Faculty: Advise university officers on tenure, promotion, non-renewal, misconduct,

and other employment issues. Represent university in grievance hearings. Advise

Faculty handbook committee.

Intellectual Property: Work with outside counsel on trademark and copyright issues.

Internal Investigations: Investigate, report, and recommend action on allegations of

non-financial misconduct. Assist Internal Auditor on design and implementation of

investigations and reporting of employee fraud, waste and abuse.

Litigation: Primary attorney for university in administrative proceedings, trials, and

appeals of all claims against University, officers and employees. Responsibilities

include planning, implementing, and executing discovery and defense of all claims,

trial, appeal, and supervision of outside counsel. Cases have involved employment

disputes, civil rights, constitutional issues, discrimination, tenure and promotion, tort

claims, and contract disputes. A list of representative cases is attached.

Policies: Research, review, and draft university policies.

Privacy: Research issues and advise university officials on faculty, staff and student

privacy matters and data security issues.

Public Records: Responsible for responses to public records requests under the

Mississippi Public Records Act.

Real Estate: Manage legal issues relating to acquisition and use of real property.

Special Projects: Perform duties relative to sensitive matters requiring diplomacy

and discretion, as assigned by the President.

Sponsored Research: Review, negotiate and draft sponsored research contracts.

Represent university to resolve disputes and audit issues with granting agencies and

subcontractors.

Student Affairs: Advise university officials on matters regarding student affairs.

Represent university in hearings for disciplinary, curriculum, retention, expulsion,

and other student matters.

Taxation: Assist university tax compliance officer. Work with outside counsel and

accountants to resolve tax issues.

Lee P. Gore, Attorney at Law

Representative Trials and Appeals

Cubley v. The University of Southern Mississippi, 716 So. 2d 1071 (Miss. 1998)

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, et al., v. Amaraneni et al., 722 So. 2d 530 (Miss.

1998)

Caldwell & Gregory, Inc. v. University of Southern Mississippi, 716 So. 2d 1120

(Miss. App. 1998)

Krystek v. University of Southern Mississippi, 164 F. 3d 251 (5th Cir. 1999)

Morrison v. Mississippi Enterprise for Technology, et al., 798 So. 2d 567 (Miss.

Ct. App. 2001)

Krystek v. University of Southern Mississippi, et al., 55 Fed.Appx. 716 (5th Cir.

2002)

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory v. Amaraneni et al., 877 So. 2d 1250 (Miss. 2004)

University of Southern Mississippi, et al., v. Williams, 891 So. 2d 160 (Miss. 2005)

New et al., v. Fleming, et al., 170 Fed. Appx. 298 (5th Cir. 2006)

Whiting v. The University of Southern Mississippi, 451 F. 3d 339 (5th Cir. 2006)

Hayes v. University of Southern Mississippi, 952 So. 2d 261 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007)

Suddith v. University of Southern Mississippi, 977 So. 2d 1158 (Miss. Ct. App.

2007)

Nichols v. The University of Southern Mississippi, 669 F. Supp. 2d 684 (S.D. Miss.

2009)

DePree v. Saunders, et al., 588 F. 3d 282 (5th Cir. 2009)

Whiting v. University of Southern Mississippi, et al., 2011 W.L. 1168147 (Miss.

2011)

ectual Property: Work with outside counsel on trademark and copyright issues.

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