CONTENTS
FEATURES
The Farmer ’ s Lawyer : Vogel Shares Landmark Case in New Book ................................ 4 Confronting the Uncomfortable : Keeping the Family Farm in the Family ..................... 8 UND Law School Student Profile : Tiffany Findlay ..................................................... 10 ALPS : Why a Lawyer Should Never Try to Shoot from the Hip ................................. 12 The First Thanksgiving .................................................................................................. 14 The Rule of Law is More Powerful than the Rule of the Gun ...................................... 17 Fitness to Practice Law ................................................................................................. 18 One Afternoon in Fargo ............................................................................................... 20
DEPARTMENTS
Fall 2021 VOLUME 68 , NUMBER 4
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 2 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 21 Fall 2021 Updates from the UND School of Law by Michael McGinniss ...................... 24 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession by Hon . Dan Traynor ........................................... 26 Rule Now in Place for Rural Attorney Recruitment Program by Mike Hagburg ........... 27 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 28 The Legal Writing Corner ............................................................................................ 30 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 32 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 33 Lawyer Discipline ......................................................................................................... 36
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck President Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo President-Elect Carrie Francis , Minot Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Hon . Daniel M . Traynor , Bismarck ABA Delegate Katie Bertsch , West 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
Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , Grand Forks
Taylor Olson , Williston Ian McLean , Fargo Joshua Swanson , Fargo Justin Balzer , Bismarck Hope Hogan , Bismarck Scott Diamond , Fargo
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UPCOMING EVENTS
December 2 2021 Business and Corporations Section Seminar Bismarck
2021 Real Property , Probate , and Trust Section Seminar Bismarck
December 8 Wind Leasing for Landowners and their Lawyers Webinar
December 15 Wind Leases and Easements from the Developer ’ s Perspective Webinar
February 12-19 , 2022 2022 Destination CLE Maui , Hawaii
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Cover Photo : " Different Take on Bring Your Child to Work Day " submitted by Michael J . Mazzone
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