UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
AI & Legal Ethics : Time to Revisit the Rules ?.............................................................. 6 Debiasing the Law ........................................................................................................ 10 ALPS : How to Fire a Client and Move On ................................................................. 12 Meet Chris Hall : New LAP Executive Director ........................................................... 14 Some Perils of Do-It-Yourself Weather ........................................................................ 15 UND School of Law Investiture Ceremony ................................................................. 16 Recent District Judges Investitures ............................................................................... 17
DEPARTMENTS
Fall 2023 VOLUME 70 , NUMBER 4
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 18
The Bar Exam Question by Brian Pappas ...................................................................... 22 ABA 2023 Annual Meeting Update by Zack Pelham .................................................... 24 New Rules Deal with Open Meetings and Abusive Litigation by Andy Forward ......... 25
The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook , Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , and Jenny Samarzja .................................. 26
Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 28 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 30 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 32
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Taylor Olson , Williston President Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks President-Elect Jennifer Jensen , Fargo Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Zack Pelham , Bismarck ABA Delegate Katie Schmidt , West Fargo EC Judicial District Paul Meyerchin , Bismarck SC Judicial District Diane Schull , Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Hernando Perez , Williston 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 Katie Winbauer , Bismarck
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UPCOMING EVENTS
November 30 • Bismarck 2023 Business & Corporations Section Seminar
November 30-December 1 • Bismarck 2023 Real Property , Probate & Trust Section Seminar
February 10-17 • Lahaina , Hawaii SBAND ’ s 2024 Destination CLE
June 12-14 • Fargo 2024 Annual Meeting
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On the Cover : “ Badlands in Autumn ” by Ian Wise , juris doctor candidate , class of 2024 Barry University , Dwayne O . Andreas School of Law , and limited practice law student at the Stark County State ’ s Attorney ’ s Office .
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