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Spring 2018 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 2 GAVEL THE CONTENTS FEATURES SBAND and UND School of Law Host Student Trial Competition............................. 6 Order in the Court: Judges Balance Judicial Shortage Amid Rising Caseload............. 10 ALPS: If You Failed to Document It, It Never Happened........................................... 12 "We the People" State Competition.............................................................................. 15 DEPARTMENTS SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5 International Travel with Electronic Devices by Justice Daniel J. Crothers...................... 16 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 18 System Too Lean? by Kathryn R.L. Rand..................................................................... 20 ABA Fly-In by Dan Traynor......................................................................................... 22 Development of North Dakota’s General Discovery Rule by Mike Hagburg................. 24 UPCOMING EVENTS May 30 Drone Focus Conference Fargo May 31-June 2 2018 Jackrabbit Bar Conference Medora June 13-15 2018 Annual Meeting Bismarck June 21-22 Indigent Defense Seminar Minot Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 26 Recent Investitures........................................................................................................ 28 Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 32 Lawyer Ethics............................................................................................................... 34 Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 36 The Gavel is published by the State Bar Association of North Dakota State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers Board of Governors Darcie Einarson, Grafton President Zachary Pelham, Bismarck President-Elect Charles DeMakis, Minot Immediate Past-President Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake ABA Delegate Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo EC Judicial District Doug Bahr, Bismarck SC Judicial District Peter Welte, Grand Forks NEC Judicial District Carrie Francis, Minot NC Judicial District Jeff Nehring, Williston NW Judicial District Christina Wenko, Dickinson SW Judicial District Tonya Duffy, LaMoure SE Judicial District Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby NE Judicial District Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks Dean, UND Law School Andrew Askew, Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck Executive Director State Bar Association of North Dakota SBAND Editorial Board Sheldon Smith, Bismarck Chair Eeva Greenley, Fargo Lynn Block, Fargo Bradley Myers, Grand Forks Mike Morley, Grand Forks Taylor Olson, Williston Ian McLean, Fargo Joshua Swanson, Fargo Justin Balzer, Bismarck Scott Diamond, Fargo 1661 Capitol Way, Suite 104LL Bismarck, ND 58501 [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. SPRING 2018 3