GET TO KNOW YOUR BOARD MEMBER
What is your current position?
Partner at Zuger Kirmis & Smith law firm,
Bismarck.
What is your hometown, college attended, and
law school attended?
I grew up in Chicago, Ill. I attended the University
of Illinois-Chicago Circle, then night school at
Wilbur Wright Junior College, and graduated
from Elmhurst College in 1976. I went to Law
School at the University of North Dakota (UND)
from 1976-1979.
What professional work did you do before law
school?
I was a construction journeyman sheet metal
worker with Local Union #73 in Chicago from
1972-1976. I finished college at night school at
Wright and Elmhurst while working construction
during the days.
What led you to a career in law?
One of my older brothers, Ed, went to UND Law
School before me and was a law professor there. He
encouraged me. I thought if he could do it, maybe I
could as well. I have never regretted it. It is a great
profession.
How long have you been on the SBAND Board?
Since August 2018.
What other involvement have you had with
SBAND prior to being on the board?
I have served on the OAH Advisory committee,
the joint Attorney Standards committee, the Ethics
committee, the Law School committee, and maybe
one or two others. SBAND Board Member
What is your favorite quote?
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into
trouble, it’s what you know for certain that just isn’t
so.”
It has been attributed to Mark Twain, Artemus
Ward, and Will Rogers, among others, but nobody
knows for certain who said it first, or exactly how it
was said. What is the last book you read
(good or bad)?
I am currently reading “A Prayer
for Owen Meany” by John Irving. I
recently finished “The Hate U Give”
by Angie Thomas. They are both
really good.
Patrick Ward
Save the Date
for the
2019
SBAND
Annual
Meeting
June 12-14
Delta by Marriott
Fargo
2019
SPRING 2019
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