Winter 2018 VOLUME 65, NUMBER 1
CONTENTS
GAVEL
THE
FEATURES
North Dakota Rural Justice Clerkship Program............................................................. 6
Law School Oasis........................................................................................................... 8
Women Lawyers Section Program on Judicial Service................................................. 10
ALPS: Secure It Anyway.............................................................................................. 12
PartUs: Cloud-Based Application Eases Divorce Process............................................. 14
Legal Services of North Dakota: A Look Back at 2017............................................... 16
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
International Travel with Electronic Devices by Justice Daniel J. Crothers...................... 18
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 20
The Importance of Legal Writing Skills by Kathryn R.L. Rand.................................... 22
The ABA Wins for Lawyers by Dan Traynor................................................................ 24
Amendment Ends Rule for Electronic Documents by Mike Hagburg........................... 25
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 26
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 17-24
Destination CLE – Maui, Hawaii
Wailea, Hawaii
April 6
Big Muddy Bar Law Day Mock Trials
May 3
Bankruptcy IVN
May 31-June 2
2018 Jackrabbit Bar Conference
Medora
June 13-15
2018 Annual Meeting
Bismarck
June 21-22
Indigent Defense Seminar
Holiday Inn, Minot
Santa Run Brings Community Together...................................................................... 28
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 30
Section Highlight......................................................................................................... 31
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 32
Lawyer Ethics............................................................................................................... 35
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 36
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
President
Zachary Pelham, Bismarck
President-Elect
Charles DeMakis, Minot
Immediate Past-President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Doug Bahr, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Peter Welte, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Carrie Francis, Minot
NC Judicial District
Jeff Nehring, Williston
NW Judicial District
Christina Wenko, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Tonya Duffy, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby
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
Bradley Myers, Grand Forks
Mike Morley, Grand Forks
Taylor Olson, Williston
Ian McLean, Fargo
Joshua Swanson, Fargo
Justin Balzer, Bismarck
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