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GET TO KNOW YOUR BOARD MEMBER Ted Sandberg SBAND Board Member What is your current position? Partner at Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg & Boettner, Ltd. in Grand Forks, N.D. How long have you been on the SBAND board? I was elected in 2019 for the Northeast Central Region. What is your hometown, college attended, and law school attended? Hometown: Huntington Woods, Mich. College: Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. Law School: University of North Dakota, class of 1997 What other involvement have you had with SBAND prior to being on the board? I have been on the SBAND CLE Committee since 2013. I am also a past-president of the Greater Grand Forks Bar Association (2013). What professional work did you do before law school? I was in the U.S. Navy as a submarine radioman before I entered college and law school. What led you to a career in law? A suggestion by a family friend. Did You Know? Being a member of SBAND has many benefits: • Free Legal Research – Casemakers, including Pattern Jury Instruction • Access to Clients – Lawyer Referral Service • Ethics Opinions • No-Cost and Low-Cost Continuing Legal Education • Lawyer Assistance Program • Member Assistance Program • Numerous Committees and Sections that Encourage Involvement • Quarterly SBAND publication, The Gavel 26 THE GAVEL What is your favorite quote? Only the wicked flee when no one pursues. Proverbs 28:1 What is the last book you read (good or bad)? Patrick O’Brien’s Aubrey-Maturin novels, a series of tales about the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.