Fall 2017 VOLUME 64, NUMBER 4
CONTENTS
GAVEL
THE
FEATURES
Judith Roberts: Recovering Hope................................................................................... 6
Retired Justice Carol Ronning Kapsner.......................................................................... 9
ALPS: Never Get Lazy with Your Time Keeping........................................................ 12
The Courthouse Cafe.................................................................................................... 14
Applying for a Judgeship............................................................................................... 16
Changes in Health Care Directive Law........................................................................ 17
Community Redevelopment in Grand Forks................................................................ 20
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President…....................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
The Use of Humor and Sarcasm in Legal Writing by Tammy R. P. Oltz....................... 18
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 22
System Too Lean? Part III by Kathryn R.L. Rand............................................................24
ABA Implements Disaster Plans by Dan Traynor......................................................... 26
New Rules for Admission of Electronic Evidence by Mike Hagburg............................. 27
UPCOMING EVENTS
December 7
Business & Corporations
Section Seminar
Bismarck
December 7
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
Section Seminar
Bismarck
February 17, 2018
Destination CLE - Maui, Hawaii
Wailea, Hawaii
June 13-15, 2018
2018 Annual Meeting
Bismarck
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 28
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 30
Section Highlight......................................................................................................... 30
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 32
Lawyer Ethics............................................................................................................... 34
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 36
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
President
Zachary Pelham, Bismarck
President-Elect
Charles DeMakis, Minot
Immediate Past-President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Doug Bahr, 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
Tonya Duffy, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby
NE Judicial District
Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks
Dean, UND Law School
Andrew Askew, Bismarck
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck
Chair
Eeva Greenley, Fargo
Lynn Block, Fargo
Bradley Myers, Grand Forks
Mike Morley, Grand Forks
Taylor Olson, Williston
Ian McLean, Fargo
Joshua Swanson, Fargo
Justin Balzer, Bismarck
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