About
Legal Tides is a publication of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center. The Center is a partnership of North Carolina Sea Grant, the UNC School of Law and UNC Department of City and Regional Planning. It serves the citizens of North Carolina by bringing together the resources provided by its partners to address contemporary coastal issues.
The increasing development pressure on coastal lands and waters raises issues that involve federal, state and local laws, regulations and ordinances. To explore these issues, the Center produces a traditional and online newsletter, Legal Tides, that examines legal and planning issues as they relate to North Carolina’s coastal area and the Atlantic Ocean. Articles present a balanced and informative analysis of issues.
Legal Tides is a free publication distributed to interested coastal citizens. Primarily written for a legal and policy audience, we hope to craft the publication to appeal to all readers interested in such issues.
The center’s co-directors and authors of Legal Tides are Joseph J. Kalo, Graham Kenan professor of law, and Lisa C. Schiavinato, North Carolina Sea Grant coastal law, policy and community development specialist.
About Joseph J. Kalo
Joseph Kalo joined the faculty of the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Law in August 1972. Kalo teaches Environmental Coastal and Ocean Law and Property Law. He has co-authored a coastal and ocean law casebook — Kalo, Hildreth, Rieser, and Christy, Coastal and Ocean Law (ThompsonWest 3rd Ed. 2007). He has also taught International Environmental Law, Admiralty and Maritime Law, Civil Procedure, Evidence and Trial Advocacy. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, Kalo is a founder and co-director of the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center. He holds a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University.
About Lisa C. Schiavinato
As North Carolina Sea Grant’s coastal law, policy and community development specialist, Schiavinato develops partnerships with federal, state and local agencies to address North Carolina’s coastal and ocean policy issues. Before joining North Carolina Sea Grant and the North Carolina Coastal Resources Law, Planning and Policy Center, Schiavinato was the legal coordinator for the Louisiana Sea Grant Legal Program for five years. She holds a law degree and a certificate in environmental and land-use law from the University of Florida. She earned a bachelor’s in political science from the University of South Florida.
