WINTER 2016
VOLUME 63, NUMBER 1
GAVEL
THE
UPCOMING EVENTS
March 16
Free Ethics IVN
CONTENTS
April TBA
North Dakota Bankruptcy IVN/Seminar
FEATURES
Napoleon Students Take Top Honors in We the People Competition........................... 6
Major General Al Dohrmann Brings Legal and Military Experience to New Position. 8
Investitures Welcome District Judges Gion and Benson......................................................11
Rich LeMay at Helm of Legal Services North Dakota ............................................... 12
Professional Liability, Policy Applications and Provisions by Ron McLean...........................16
Procrastination’s Dark Side by Mark Bassingthwaighte..........................................................20
May 18
Fundamentals of Law Webinar
June 15-17
SBAND Annual Meeting
Grand Forks
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
UND Law School by Dean Kathryn Rand, University of North Dakota Law School....... 22
Changes to Rules of Criminal Procedure Take Effect March 1 by Mike Hagburg......... 23
Cybersecurity for Lawyers Part IV by Justice Daniel Crothers........................................ 24
ABA Report by Dan Traynor ........................................................................................ 26
Young Lawyers Showcase............................................................................................. 28
Community Corner...................................................................................................... 31
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 32
Lawyer Discipline and Ethics Opinions....................................................................... 36
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State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Joseph Wetch, Fargo
President
Charles DeMakis, Minot
President-Elect
Jack McDonald, Bismarck
Immediate Past-President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Connie Cleveland, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Zachary Pelham, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Peter Welte, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Carrie Francis, Minot
NC Judicial District
Jeff Nehring, Williston
NW Judicial District
Beth Ebert, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Vacant
SE Judicial District
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
NE Judicial District
Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks
Dean, UND Law School
Margaret (Meg) Morley, Grand Forks
Young Lawyers Section
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State Bar Association
of North Dakota
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck
Chair
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Lynn Block, Fargo
Michael Hurly, Devils Lake
Bradley Myers, Grand Forks
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Mike Morley, Bismarck
Taylor Olson, Williston
Ian McLean, Bismarck
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