The State Bar Association of North Dakota Fall 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 10

Table 1: Statewide Survey of Violence Year State In-State Membership 2006 Utah 6,832 904 13.2 417 46.1 2008 Idaho 3,627 780 21.5 319 40.9 2012 Nevada 8,245 1,039 12.6 412 40.0 2012 Wyoming 1,639 467 28.5 211 46.0 2012 Oregon 3,916 1,862 13.4 684 36.7 2013 New Mexico 6,170 919 14.9 369 40.0 2013 Arizona 17,383 1,841 10.6 777 42.2 2013 Iowa 7,329 1,333 18.2 547 41.0 2013 N. Carolina 21,856 2,251 10.3 732 32.5 2013 Kansas 8,177 1,185 14.5 480 40.5 2014 Nebraska 4,937 286 6.8 101 35.3 2014 Michigan 35,824 4,219 11.8 1,529 36.2 2014 Mississippi 7,048 422 6.0 195 46.2 “ Responses % In-State Membership Threats/ Violence % Respondents The legal profession is left to wonder whether the practice of law is actually becoming more violent or if violent acts are simply more publicized when they occur. The patience, personality and persistence the process demands. The empathy litigants deserve. A uniquely qualified neutral. WICK CORWIN [email protected] 701-541-0965 www.corwinmediation.com 10 THE GAVEL ”