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Timothy Heinle

Timothy Heinle joined the School of Government in 2020. Timothy works as part of the School’s Public Defense Education program, focusing primarily on juvenile abuse, neglect, and dependency, and incompetency and guardianship matters.

Communication Between a Guardian ad Litem in Incompetency and Guardianship Proceedings and Respondent’s Next of Kin

April 23, 2026

Celebrating John Rubin’s Contribution to Public Defense

March 24, 2026

Chapter 35A GALs and Access to Records Held by Third Parties

January 9, 2026

Disclosure of Child Welfare Records in Cases Where DSS is Not a Party

October 16, 2025

Circulating Draft Orders in Juvenile Abuse, Neglect, Dependency Proceedings

July 15, 2025

What Does it Mean for a Criminal Case if the Defendant is Legally Incompetent and Has a Court-Appointed Guardian?

May 23, 2025

N.C. Supreme Court Clarifies When and How to Preserve Parents’ Constitutionally Protected Rights for an A/N/D Appeal

January 13, 2025

Rule 17 GALs for Respondent Parents: A Final Lesson from In re A.K.

October 18, 2024

A Respondent Parent’s Right to Retain Counsel: Lessons from a New Court of Appeals Decision, In re A.K.

August 21, 2024

Less Restrictive Alternatives and Incompetency Restoration Proceedings

April 3, 2024

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