CONTENTS
FEATURES
GAVEL
THE
“ A Sincere Human Being :” Law Officers , Lawyers Reflect on Wayne Stenehjem ’ s Legacy ........................................ 6
SBAND Offers Free Legal Answers Virtual Law Clinic ............................................... 8 Making the Switch : Transitioning Law Jobs Between Public and Private Practice ....... 10 Constitutional Spring Break ......................................................................................... 12 ALPS : How to Responsibly Embrace Digital Tech in the Practice of Law .................. 14 The NOT So Simple Charitable Bequest ..................................................................... 16 How Attorneys Can Avoid Commingling Funds ......................................................... 18
DEPARTMENTS
Spring 2022 VOLUME 69 , NUMBER 2
SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 4 SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 20
In Gratitude by Michael McGinniss ................................................................................ 22 Free Speech in American Law Schools by Hon . Dan Traynor ....................................... 24 Rule Amendments Remove Appellate Appendix Requirement by Mike Hagburg ........ 25 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 26
The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook , Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , and Jenny Samarzja .................................. 28
Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 31 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 34 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck President Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo President-Elect Carrie Francis , Minot 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
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Taylor Olson , Williston NW Judicial District Jordan Selinger , Dickinson SW Judicial District Tonya Duffy , LaMoure SE Judicial District Joshua Frey , Towner NE Judicial District Michael McGinniss , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Brady Pelton , Bismarck 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
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 25 • Bismarck 2022 SBAND Leadership Forum
June 15-17 • Fargo SBAND Annual Meeting
June 15 • Fargo Women ’ s Lawyer Section Judicial Service Program
October 24-25 • Bismarck Family Law Seminar
December 1 • Fargo Business and Corporations Section Seminar
December 1 • Fargo Real Property , Probate , and Trust Section Seminar
State Bar Association of North Dakota
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Cover Photo : Former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Photo courtesy of the North Dakota Attorney General ' s Office
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