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Fall 2019 VOLUME 66, NUMBER 4 CONTENTS UPCOMING EVENTS GAVEL THE FEATURES Welte Embraces New Role as U.S. District Court Judge................................................ 6 Advance Care Planning.................................................................................................. 8 ALPS: The Ins and Outs of Tail Coverage................................................................... 10 6 Lessons about Lawyering – And Life........................................................................ 12 When Crime Tries to Cover Its Digital Tracks............................................................. 14 DEPARTMENTS SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 16 Bristling with Energy: Exciting Times at UND Law by Michael McGinniss................. 18 November 20 Webinar: Are you Lawyering or Laboring? December 5 2019 Business & Corporations Section Seminar Bismarck December 5-6 2019 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Bismarck December 16 Webinar: Ethics – The Ethics Rules Have Changed – Simple Legal Tech Security Measures January 13 Webinar: Champagne Legal Technology on a Beer Budget February 14 Webinar: A Lawyer’s Guide to PDF Files Hey, I Know Your Chief ! by Dan Traynor..................................................................... 20 Amendments to Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Rules by Mike Hagburg......................... 22 Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 24 Get to Know Your Board Member .............................................................................. 26 Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 28 Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 34 Board of Governors Deb Hoffarth, Minot NC Judicial District Taylor Olson, Williston NW Judicial District Christina Wenko, Dickinson SW Judicial District Tonya Duffy, LaMoure SE Judicial District Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby NE Judicial District Michael McGinniss, Grand Forks Dean, UND Law School Andrew Askew, Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck Executive Director The Gavel is published by the State Bar Association of North Dakota 1661 Capitol Way, Suite 104LL Bismarck, ND 58501 [email protected] State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger, Fargo President Carrie Francis, Minot President-Elect Zack Pelham, Bismarck Immediate Past-President Patrick J. Ward, Bismarck Secretary-Treasurer Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake ABA Delegate Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo EC Judicial District Hon. Doug Bahr, Bismarck SC Judicial District Ted Sandberg, Grand Forks NEC Judicial District State Bar Association of North Dakota SBAND Editorial Board Sheldon Smith, Bismarck Chair Lynn Block, Fargo Mike Morley, Grand Forks Taylor Olson, Williston Ian McLean, Fargo Joshua Swanson, Fargo Justin Balzer, Bismarck Hope Hogan, Bismarck Stephen R. Hanson, West Fargo Scott Diamond, Fargo It is the policy of The Gavel to provide the magazine at no cost to current and former SBAND members. To request a subscription, contact the SBAND office at 800-472-2685 or [email protected]. Statements of opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, its officers, Board of Governors or staff. No endorsement of any product or service offered by any advertisement is intended or implied by publication in The Gavel. Contributions to The Gavel are welcome, but the right is reserved to select material to be published. All members of the Association receive The Gavel as part of their annual fees. Annual subscription price to non-members is $25. Third class postage paid at Bismarck, North Dakota 58502. FALL 2019 3