Mr. Oten is the Director for Ethics and Special Programs at North Carolina State Bar, where he serves as the Executive Director for the NC State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, which administers 13 legal certification programs. Mr. Oten obtained his JD from the University of North Carolina School of Law and has experience litigating disciplinary hearings and managing complex grievance matters as Deputy Counsel for the NC State Bar. He has served as an adjunct law professor at Campbell University and the University of North Carolina School of Law, and is a frequent guest lecturer at North Carolina State University.