CONTENTS
FEATURES
New SBAND President Hon . Doug Bahr ...................................................................... 4 2021 SBAND Annual Meeting and Awards .................................................................. 6 ALPS : Checklist for Reporting to Malpractice Insurance ............................................ 14 Insights Into Appellate Practice .................................................................................... 16
DEPARTMENTS
Summer 2021 VOLUME 68 , NUMBER 3
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 2 The Legal Writing Corner ............................................................................................ 17 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 18 A New Time of Transition by Michael McGinniss ......................................................... 20 Summer Brings Amendments to Procedural Rules by Mike Hagburg ........................... 23 American Bar Association Meets in Chicago by Hon . Dan Traynor .............................. 24 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 26 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 30 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 30 Lawyer Discipline ......................................................................................................... 34
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 Bertsch , 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
Lynn Block , Fargo Mike Morley , Grand Forks
Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , Grand Forks
Taylor Olson , Williston Ian McLean , Fargo Joshua Swanson , Fargo Justin Balzer , Bismarck Hope Hogan , Bismarck Scott Diamond , Fargo
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