UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Task Force Examines Bar Admissions and Lawyer Retention ........................................ 6 New Judge Investitures ................................................................................................... 9 North Dakota Considers Next Gen Bar Exam ............................................................. 10 The Honorable Ralph Erickson Visits UND School of Law as Jurist-in-Residence .... 12 ALPS : Why Malpractice Policies Typically Don ’ t Cover Consulting Work ................. 14 One “ Mother ” of a Balancing Act ................................................................................. 18
DEPARTMENTS
Spring 2024 VOLUME 71 , NUMBER 2
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 19
Awards Season at UND Law by Brian Pappas .............................................................. 22
Supreme Court Implements New Public Access , E-filing , and Docket System by Andy Forward ............................................................................................................ 25
North Dakota Delegation Attends ABA Day in Washington , D . C . by Zack Pelham .............................................................................................................. 26
The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook and Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich ............................................................. 28
Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 30 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 32 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 34 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 38
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 Kat McNamara , West Fargo Jessica Klein , Minot Elizabeth Alvine , Fargo Katie Winbauer , Bismarck
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 15 • Webinar Disaster Legal Services – An ABA Initiative
May 16 -17 • Fargo 2024 Indigent Defense Seminar
May 23 • Virtual Seminar Bankruptcy Law Update
June 12 - 14 • Fargo 2024 Annual Meeting
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