COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATIONS
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD PRESENTATIONS
The Community Service Awards recognize outstanding volunteer service that has enhanced the quality of life in each recipient’ s community. The award is given to individuals who have displayed adherence to the highest professionalism during their careers and who have displayed a long-term commitment to volunteer service outside the legal profession.
HONORABLE DONOVAN FOUGHTY
A native of Devils Lake, Donovan Foughty began his judicial career by election to the county bench in 1987. He was elected Northeast Judicial District judge in 1995 and reelected in 2002, 2008, 2014 and 2020. Foughty has also served as trial judge in tribal courts in North Dakota and as an appellate court judge for tribal nations in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. He co-chaired the Tribal / State Court Forum in North Dakota, and is past chair of the standing Committee on Tribal and State Court Affairs and past chair of the Judicial Conduct Commission. Foughty co-chaired the North Dakota Commission to Study Racial and Ethnic Bias in the Courts and is past chair of the Minority Justice Implementation Committee. He is the president of the board of directors of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts and sits on the Justice Commission for the Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota and on the advisory board for the Spirit Lake Tribe Senior Services Elder Protection Program.
LAUREL FORSBERG
Laurel Forsberg, a proud native of north-central North Dakota, has dedicated her legal career to serving the communities of Williston and Watford City through her work at the McKennett Forsberg law firm. She has held numerous leadership roles within the firm, including serving as partner and president. Forsberg’ s legal practice focuses on estate planning, probate, real estate, corporate and partnership law, and elder law. She has also immersed herself in a wide array of professional and charitable organizations including the Williston State College Teton Booster Club and the Williston State College Foundation. She has contributed her leadership and energy to the United Way as a board member and campaign co-chair, and to the Williston Basin Friendship Program as both a board member and a mentor to disadvantaged youth. She remains active in both local and state bar associations and has served on the board of Legal Services of North Dakota for more than 25 years.
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Mark is a Minnesota Rule 114“ qualified neutral” and is on the North Dakota and Minnesota state court administrator’ s roster of qualified neutrals for civil disputes.
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