UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
New SBAND President Taylor Olson ........................................................................... 6 2023 SBAND Annual Meeting and Awards ................................................................. 8 ALPS : Do Lawyers Need to be Concerned About Deepfakes ?.................................... 16 The National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts ....................... 18 Ways Our Bar Associations Give Back : Law Day 2023 ................................................ 20 Maximize the Partnership Between First- and Second-Chair Trial Counsel ............... 22
DEPARTMENTS
Summer 2023 VOLUME 70 , NUMBER 3
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 24
Setting Goals to be the Best UND School of Law by Brian Pappas .............................. 26 North Dakota Proud : Our Legal Community by Zack Pelham ..................................... 28
Statutory Amendments , New Rule Deal with Defendant Competency by Mike Hagburg ............................................................................................................ 29
The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook , Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , and Jenny Samarzja .................................. 30
Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 32 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 34 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 36 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 Kathryn DelZoppo , West Fargo Jessica Merchant , Minot Elizabeth Alvine , Fargo Katie Winbauer , Bismarck
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UPCOMING EVENTS
September 7-8 • Fargo 2023 Family Law Seminar
September 13 Litigating Fair-Cross Section Challenges Webinar
October 25 • Bismarck Professional Licensing Board Training Seminar
November 1 Fastcase : A Comprehensive Webinar
November 30 • Bismarck 2023 Business & Corporations Section Seminar
November 30-December 1 • Bismarck 2023 Real Property , Probate & Trust Section Seminar
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