CONTENTS
FEATURES
New UND School of Law Dean Brian Pappas .............................................................. 6 Patent Infringement and Trolls ....................................................................................... 8 Going Digital : A Law Firm Road Map ........................................................................ 11
ALPS : Why Failing to Provide Mandatory Security Awareness Training is a Huge Misstep ........................................................................................... 14
Courtney Presthus : Trial Lawyer and Barrel Racer ....................................................... 16 UND School of Law : Introducing Professor Tade Oyewunmi ..................................... 22
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 18
The Foundation is Strong for the UND School of Law by Brian Pappas ...................... 24 Leadership Changes in the North Dakota Delegation by Hon . Dan Traynor ................ 26 Court Approves Amendments to Records Access Rule by Mike Hagburg ..................... 27 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 28
The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook , Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , and Jenny Samarzja .................................. 30
Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 32 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 35 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo President Taylor Olson , Williston President-Elect Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Hon . Daniel M . Traynor , Bismarck ABA Delegate Katie Schmidt , West Fargo EC Judicial District Paul Meyerchin , Bismarck SC Judicial District Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Fall 2022 VOLUME 69 , NUMBER 4
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Vacant NW Judicial District Jordan Selinger , Dickinson SW Judicial District Ashley Lies , New Rockford SE Judicial District Joshua Frey , Towner NE Judicial District Brian Pappas , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Erica Hovey , Fargo Young Lawyers Section Tony J . Weiler , Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith , Bismarck Chair
Joshua Swanson , Fargo Scott Diamond , Fargo Hope Hogan , Bismarck
Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , Grand Forks
Jennifer Cook , Grand Forks Elizabeth Kriz , Bismarck Kathryn DelZoppo , West Fargo Jessica Merchant , Minot Elizabeth Alvine , Fargo
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UPCOMING EVENTS
December 1 • Fargo Business and Corporations Section Seminar
December 1-2 • Fargo Real Property , Probate , and Trust Section Seminar
June 14-16 • Bismarck 2023 SBAND Annual Meeting
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