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Scott Shail
Scott Shail joined Charlatan Magazine in 2009.
Scott Shail
Raised along the Hudson River Valley, Scott Shail relocated to Raleigh as a teen, evolving into a Neo-Southerner.
A graduate of App State, Shail spent three years as a Juvenile Counselor and advocate after-which taking the legal plunge and enrolling in the University of Baltimore School of Law. Graduating with honors, he was chosen to clerk for a Federal Bankruptcy Judge in Washington DC, and thereafter accepted the a position of Associate Attorney with the Hogan Lovells: An International Law Firm.
Shail then accepted an In-House Counsel position with Wachovia Corporation ahead of the 2008 Economic Crisis, witnessing the failure of a once thriving commercial bank first-hand. Following the bank’s acquisition by Wells Fargo, he returned to private practice. Scott Shail is a partner with Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein in Charlotte. He joined Charlatan Magazine as a legal contributor in 2009.
Articles by Scott Shail
Affluenza
It kept Texas teen Ethan Couch out of prison. Legal contributor SCOTT SHAIL examines the dark side of affluence, and parent’s moral responsibility in presenting children to society.
Tyrrany of Credit
U.S. households now carry $1 Trillion in credit card debt. Legal contributor SCOTT SHAIL explores the largest lending craze since the Great Depression
Cyberbulling 101
Candor and cruelty can dominate the national discourse. Legal contributor SCOTT SHAIL examaines the paradox of social media, and discovers how institutions of higher learning are intervening in the collapse of civility.
Chilling Out
Are you entitled to a Mental Health Day?' Contirubor SCOTT SHAIL examines the fine print of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Citizens United
Did Citizens United v. FEC pave the way for candidate Donald Trump? Legal contributor SCOTT SHAIL says free speech may be indemnified by the Constitution, but free and fair elections are the only insurers of democracy.
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