CONTENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
FALL 2016 VOLUME 63, NUMBER 4
THE
GAVEL
CONTENTS
FEATURES
William E. Kretschmar: Lawyer and Legislator.............................................................. 6 Law Students Learn at Legislature by Sarah Aaberg........................................................ 9 Freedom of Tweet by Ashley Hinds................................................................................. 10 Curriculum Revamped at UND School of Law by Bradley Myers................................. 12 Counsel for Of Counsel Relationships by Mark Bassingwaighte................................... 14
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 16 Supreme Court Amends Rules by Mike Hagburg.......................................................... 18 Partnership for Rural Justice by Kathryn R. L. Rand...................................................... 20 Lawyers and Crowdfunded Donations by Justice Daniel Crothers.................................. 22 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco by Dan Traynor.............................................. 24 Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 26 Community Corner...................................................................................................... 28 Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 30
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Charles DeMakis, Minot President Darcie Einarson, Grafton President-Elect Joseph A. Wetch Jr., Fargo Immediate Past-President Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake ABA Delegate Connie Cleveland, Fargo EC Judicial District Zachary Pelham, Bismarck SC Judicial District Peter Welte, Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Carrie Francis, Minot NC Judicial District Jeff Nehring, Williston NW Judicial District Christina Wenko, Dickinson SW Judicial District Kimberly Radermacher, LaMoure SE Judicial District Michael Hurly, Devils Lake NE Judicial District Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks Dean, UND Law School TBD Young Lawyers Section Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck Chair
Eeva Greenley, Fargo Lynn Block, Fargo Michael Hurly, Devils Lake Bradley Myers, Grand Forks Mikayla Jahner, Bismarck Mike Morley, Grand Forks Taylor Olson, Williston Ian McLean, Bismarck
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 17-18 Family Law Section Seminar Bismarck
December 1-2 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Fargo
State Bar Association of North Dakota
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