Doesn't sound like a conflict of interest to me -- any attorney's job is to represent the interests of his client, which is the school board in either case. This is the case discussed in the article: Guilty! Michael Earl Kelly, Wilmington, North Carolina (arrested Feb 2018)[child porn, abuse of 5+ children] Conflict of interest? Attorney advising school board decisions while working case defense Recent legal guidance at a school board meeting has raised questions about whether New Hanover County Schools attorney Deborah Stagner advising board decisions while serving on the district’s defense in an ongoing lawsuit is a conflict of interest. Laney High School alum Chris Sutton brought the issue to board members Wednesday and Thursday in a string of emails. He told Port City Daily he and others intend to sue if the board does not rectify the situation. According to NHCS, its insurance company retained Stagner and her law firm Tharrington Smith to defend the board in John Does v. New ... Continue reading... https://www.wect.com/2021/03/19/con...l-board-decisions-while-working-case-defense/ | Find in Internet Archives | [google]Conflict of interest? Attorney advising school board decisions while working case defense[/google]
