UPCOMING EVENTS
WINTER 2017 VOLUME 64, NUMBER 1
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Retired Justice Dale V. Sandstrom.................................................................................. 6 Senior Medicare Patrol................................................................................................... 9 Ethics in Contract Drafting by Alexandra Sickler.......................................................... 10 How to Minimize the Risk of Becoming a Victim of Wire Fraud by Mark Bassingthwaighte........................................................................................... 12 Bringing Baby to Work: A Growing Trend by Taylor Olson.......................................... 14 Recent Investitures........................................................................................................ 16 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 18
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5 A History of the Women Lawyers Section by Mary Muehlen Maring.......................... 20 New Rules, New Amendments by Mike Hagburg.......................................................... 22 Public and Professional Service as an Obligation of North Dakota’ s Law School by Kathryn R. L. Rand................................................................................................. 24 Is Someone Phishing for You? by Justice Daniel Crothers............................................... 26 ABA Delegates Gather for Mid-Year Meeting by Dan Traynor.................................... 28 Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 30 Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 32 Community Corner...................................................................................................... 33 Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 34 Lawyer Ethics............................................................................................................... 35 Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers Board of Governors
Charles DeMakis, Minot President Darcie Einarson, Grafton President-Elect Joseph A. Wetch Jr., Fargo 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
Cover Photo: Shawna Schill, UND photographer
Carrie Francis, Minot NC Judicial District Jeff Nehring, Williston NW Judicial District Christina Wenko, Dickinson SW Judicial District Kimberly Radermacher, LaMoure SE Judicial District Michael Hurly, Devils Lake NE Judicial District Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks Dean, UND Law School Andrew Askew, Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck Chair
Eeva Greenley, Fargo Lynn Block, Fargo Michael Hurly, Devils Lake Bradley Myers, Grand Forks Mikayla Jahner, Bismarck Mike Morley, Grand Forks Taylor Olson, Williston Ian McLean, Bismarck
THE
GAVEL
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 28 The Fundamentals of Law Webinar Webinar
March 13-17 Free Ethics IVN Various IVN Sites in ND
June 14-16 SBAND Annual Meeting Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo
June 21-22 Indigent Defense Seminar Ramkota Hotel, Bismarck
November 16-17 Family Law Section Seminar Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo, ND
December 7-8 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Kelly Inn, Bismarck, ND
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