Summer 2019 VOLUME 66, NUMBER 3
CONTENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
FEATURES
New SBAND President Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger ....................................................... 4
120th Annual Meeting Wrap-Up................................................................................... 6
ALPS: The Decision to Hire Contract Attorneys......................................................... 14
66th Legislative Session Wrap-Up............................................................................... 16
UND School of Law: ProfFound Support.................................................................... 18
Structuring Charitable Giving...................................................................................... 20
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 2
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 24
Moving Forward for a Great Future at UND Law by Michael McGinniss..................... 26
ABA Revamps Membership and Benefits by Dan Traynor........................................... 28
Amendments to Civil Procedure, Evidence Rules by Mike Hagburg............................. 29
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 32
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 34
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger, Fargo
President
Carrie Francis, Minot
President-Elect
Zack Pelham, Bismarck
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
Ted Sandberg, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Cover Photo: Haney’s Photography
GAVEL
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Deb Hoffarth, 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
Michael McGinniss, Grand Forks
Dean, UND Law School
Andrew Askew, Bismarck
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
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
August 15
2019 Free Ethics IVN
August 19-21
Certified Farm Succession
Coordinator Training
Fargo
August 28
2019 Fundamentals Webinar
September 21
Symposium on Implicit Bias
in the Legal Profession
Grand Forks
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