Spring 2019 VOLUME 66, NUMBER 2
GAVEL
THE
CONTENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEATURES
Reflections by Patti Alleva, UND School of Law............................................................... 6
McGinniss Named Dean of UND School of Law....................................................... 12
ALPS: Managing the Attorney-Client Relationship.................................................... 14
Justice Reinvestment in North Dakota......................................................................... 16
Determining RF Coverage in Criminal Cases.............................................................. 20
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President ......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 26
The Future of Legal Education by Brad Myers.............................................................. 28
June 12-14
SBAND 2019 Annual Meeting
Fargo
June 20-21
2019 Indigent Defense Seminar
Grand Forks
July 25
Big Muddy Bar Association Hosts
The Banquet
Bismarck
August 8-9
2019 Family Law Seminar
Detroit Lakes, Minn.
ABA and SBAND Support Legal Services Funding by Dan Traynor........................... 30
Changes to Criminal Rules Now in Effect by Mike Hagburg........................................ 32
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 33
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 34
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 37
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 38
Board of Governors
Carrie Francis, Minot
NC Judicial District
Taylor Olson, Williston
NW Judicial District
Christina Wenko, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Tonya Duffy, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby
NE Judicial District
Bradley Myers, Grand Forks
Interim Dean, UND Law School
Andrew Askew, Bismarck
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
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President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
President-Elect
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
Immediate Past-President
Patrick J. Ward, Bismarck
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Hon. Doug Bahr, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Peter Welte, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
State Bar
Association
of North Dakota
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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