Office of the Vice President & General Counsel
Park University

Welcome to the website of the Park University Office of  Vice President & General Counsel ("OGC").   This site contains general information about the OGC, its services and  its organizational structure.  It is intended as a basic reference tool and a way to become acquainted with the office, its staff, and the services it provides to Park University.

The OGC  provides legal counsel, advice, representation, and oversight with regard to the wide range of legal matters that affect the University.  The OGC provides legal representation and counsel to all academic and administrative units of the University, but only pursuant to requests to the OGC approved by the University President or a Vice President.

Vice President & General Counsel Roger W. Hershey and Assistant General Counsel Courtney E. Goddard advise the Board of Trustees, administrators and certain faculty and staff members regarding legal and regulatory matters.  These include the University's business transactions, contractual relationships, real estate interests, policy formulation and compliance, dispute resolution and human resource issues. Additionally,  OGC attorneys  work with outside legal counsel to represent the interests of the University in judicial and administrative proceedings.

The OGC does not provide legal services to individual University employees or students regarding personal legal matters; nor does it represent individual employees or students in judicial and administrative proceedings. 

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