CONTENTS
FEATURES
New SBAND President Carrie Francis ......................................................................... 6
Gail Hagerty: Called to Serve......................................................................................... 8
Frank Racek: A Career Spanning Three Decades on the Bench................................... 10
Penny Miller: A Dedicated Career as Clerk of the
North Dakota Supreme Court...................................................................................... 12
ALPs: How COVID-19 and a Recession Could Impact Malpractice Claims.............. 14
2020 SBAND Annual Meeting Update and Awards Recognition............................... 16
DEPARTMENTS
Summer 2020 VOLUME 67, NUMBER 3
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 20
A Year of Great Progress and Promise by Michael McGinniss........................................ 22
ABA Annual Meeting Goes Virtual by Hon. Dan Traynor........................................... 24
Remote Hearings by Electronic Means a Useful Tool by Mike Hagburg....................... 26
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 27
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 28
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 33
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 34
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Carrie Francis, Minot
President
Hon. Doug Bahr, Bismarck
President-Elect
Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger, Fargo
Immediate Past-President
Rob Manly, Fargo
Secretary-Treasurer
Hon. Daniel M. Traynor, Bismarck
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, 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
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
THE
GAVEL
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 17
North Dakota Constitutional Law
Symposium
Virtual Event
September 24
Best Practices in Representing
Immigrant Clients in North Dakota and
Common Forms of Immigration Relief
Webinar
State Bar Association
of North Dakota
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