The State Bar Association of North Dakota Spring 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 32

NORTH DAKOTA BAR FOUNDATION Swanson receives Annual NDBF Case Comment Award Thaddeus Swanson accepts the North Dakota Bar Foundation 2015 Outstanding Case Comment Award from NDBF Board Member Judge Lolita Romanick at the UND Law Review banquet in April. His article was entitled Controlled Substances Chaos: The Department of Justice’s New Policy Position on Marijuana and What it Means for Industrial Hemp Farming in North Dakota. 32 THE GAVEL Pro Bono Service Award Kelsch Honored at Law Day Luncheon SBAND Executive Director Tony J. Weiler presents Alex Kelsch with the Big Muddy Volunteer of the Year award for providing 280 hours of pro bono service to those in need at the Big Muddy Law Day luncheon on May 1.