CONTENTS
Fall 2020 VOLUME 67 , NUMBER 4
FEATURES
Law School in a Time of a Global Pandemic ................................................................. 6 Successful State Bar Exam Held Amid Pandemic ........................................................ 10 Commemorating the Mayflower Compact ................................................................... 12 2020 SBAND Annual Meeting Goes Virtual .............................................................. 14 ALPS : Public Wi-Fi – Should Lawyers Just Say No ?.................................................. 16 5 Ways Law Firms Can Get Ahead of COVID-19 ...................................................... 18
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 4 SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 5 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 20
THE GAVEL
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 16 & 18 Business Law Section Virtual Seminar Webinar
November 18-20 Collaborative Law Virtual Training Webinar
December 1-3 Real Property , Probate & Trust Law Section Virtual Seminar Webinar
A Rich Tradition of Public Service by Michael McGinniss ............................................. 22 The Virtual Future of the ABA by Dan Traynor ............................................................ 24
Court Considering Rule Amendments Related to Unsworn Declarations by Mike Hagburg ............................................................................................................ 25
Young Lawyer Showcase .............................................................................................. 26 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 28 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 29 Lawyer Discipline ......................................................................................................... 34
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Carrie Francis , Minot President Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck President-Elect Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger , Fargo Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Hon . Daniel M . Traynor , Bismarck ABA Delegate Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo EC Judicial District Paul Meyerchin , Bismarck SC Judicial District Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Taylor Olson , Williston NW Judicial District Jordan Selinger , Dickinson SW Judicial District Tonya Duffy , LaMoure SE Judicial District Joshua Frey , Towner NE Judicial District Michael McGinniss , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Brady Pelton , Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J . Weiler , Bismarck Executive Director
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
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