The State Bar Association of North Dakota Winter 2013 Gavel Magazine | Page 3

WINTER 2013 • VOLUME 60, NUMBER 1 CALENDAR OF EVENTS & CLE SEMINARS February 26 The Fundamentals of Law Webinar February 28 TGI Monday! Frank Sanitate Seminar April 5 Bankruptcy IVN Various IVN Locations May 14 How to be Seriously Ethical & an Effective Lawyer Radisson Downtown, Fargo June 12-14 SBAND Annual Meeting Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck June 20-21 Indigent Defense Seminar Alerus, Grand Forks, ND September 9 What Lawyers Need to Know About Wall Street Today Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck October 12 UND Homecoming Seminar Grand Forks November 14-15 Family Law Seminar Fargo December 5-6 Real Property, Probate & Trust Seminar Bismarck Additional Seminars will be added throughout the year. All dates subject to change. Official Publication of the State Bar Association of North Dakota FEATURES North Dakota’s 63rd Legislative Assembly............................................................................... 2 UND School of Law Addition and Renovation....................................................................... 4 Annual We The People State Finals........................................................................................... 8 Sagsveen’s Legal Career Has Brought Opportunity To Help Many People........................ 10 Judgement Interest Rate 2013.................................................................................................. 23 Gerald VandeWalle Marks 20 years as Chief Justice by Ted Smith, Law Librarian, ND Supreme Court.....................................................................24 10 Client Phrases that Predict Disaster by Lisa Edison-Smith, Attorney................................................................................................30 Emmons County Hero.............................................................................................................. 32 Beyond Restating the Law The American Law Institute by Larry L. Boschee, Attorney..................................................................................................34 DEPARTMENTS President’s Message Oil & Education: Building to Sustain The Boom by Kathryn Rand, University of North Dakota Law School..........................................................6 Misleading Law Firm Internet Domain Names Can Violate Ethics Rules Young Lawyers Showcase.......................................................................................................... 14 Pro Bono Heroes........................................................................................................................ 16 Bar Foundation Contributors................................................................................................... 17 by James Hill, SBAND Delegate to the ABA........................................................................................ 18 Family Law Showcase - Mediation: Problem Solving For All Types of Conflict by Sandra Kuntz, Attorney/Mediator................................................................................................ 20 Numerous Procedural Rule Changes Take Effect March 1 by Mike Hagburg........................................................................................................................22 Ethics & Opinions................................................................. 26 News & Notes........................................................................ 36 by Justice Daniel J Crothers..................................................................................................................... 12 State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers President: Gail Hagerty, Bismarck President-Elect: Nancy Morris, Fargo Immediate Past President: Kristi Pettit-Venhuizen, Grand Forks Secretary-Treasurer: Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo ABA Delegate: James S. Hill, Bismarck Board of Governors: EC Judicial District: Joseph Wetch • SC Judicial District: Jack McDonald NEC Judicial District: Scott Jensen • NW Judicial District: Charles DeMakis SE Judicial District: Jason Butts • SW Judicial District: Matthew Kolling State Bar Association NE Judicial District: Darcie Einarson of North Dakota Dean, UND Law School: Kathryn Rand PO Box 2136 Young Lawyers Section Rep: Levi Andrist Bismarck, North Dakota 58502 701-255-1404 Toll Free: 1-800-472-2685 www.sband.org The Gavel is published by The State Bar Association of North Dakota 504 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 Email The Gavel: [email protected] Statements or opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, its officers, Board of Governors or staff. No endorsement of any product or service offered by any advertisement is intended or implied by publication in The Gavel. 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