CONTENTS
Winter 2020 VOLUME 67, NUMBER 1
GAVEL
THE
FEATURES
Serious Illness Changes Course of Lawyer’s Life............................................................ 6
The Importance of Practicing Wellness........................................................................... 8 UPCOMING EVENTS
ALPS: Why Prioritize Wellness?.................................................................................. 12 February 22-29
2020 SBAND CLE & Sun
Lahaina, Hawaii
5 Things Resilient Lawyers Do Differently................................................................... 10
7 (More) Lessons About Lawyering - And Life........................................................... 14
Eliminating Implicit Bias.............................................................................................. 16
Is the Internet of Things Spying on You?...................................................................... 18
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 20
Here and On the Road: Visiting with UND Law Alumni in 2019
by Michael McGinniss.................................................................................................... 22
ABA Urges Action on Voting in Indian Country and the Marijuana Mess
by Dan Traynor.............................................................................................................. 24
Amendments to Procedural Rules Set to Take Effect by Mike Hagburg........................ 26
Young Lawyer Showcase............................................................................................... 28
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 31
March 11
Webinar: Microsoft Word Power Tips for
Legal Users
March 27
Agricultural Law & Bankruptcy Law
Update Seminar
Fargo
April 1
UND School of Law Mentoring Session
Grand Forks
April 16
North Dakota Constitutional Law
Symposium
Bismarck
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 32
Ethics............................................................................................................................ 36
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger, Fargo
President
Carrie Francis, Minot
President-Elect
Zack Pelham, Bismarck
Immediate Past-President
Patrick J. Ward, Bismarck
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Bismarck
ABA Delegate
Jennifer Albaugh, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Hon. Doug Bahr, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Ted Sandberg, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Deb Hoffarth, Minot
NC Judicial District
Taylor Olson, Williston
NW Judicial District
Christina Wenko, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Tonya Duffy, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Hon. Michael Hurly, Rugby
NE Judicial District
Michael McGinniss, Grand Forks
Dean, UND Law School
Andrew Askew, Bismarck
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
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Hope Hogan, Bismarck
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Scott Diamond, Fargo
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"Quiet Justice,” Cass County Courthouse
by Kara Schmitz Olson, Assistant States
Attorney, Cass County
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