CONTENTS
FEATURES
Lawyers in the Legislature .............................................................................................. 5 Virtual Mediation : Convenience and Cost Savings ........................................................ 8 UND Law Students Collaborate in Social Justice Lawyering Course .......................... 10 Our Friend : Al Wolf ..................................................................................................... 12 ALPS : Passive Management ......................................................................................... 14
DEPARTMENTS
Winter 2021 VOLUME 68 , NUMBER 1
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 North Dakota and the American Inns of Court by Michael McGinniss ......................... 16 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 18 ABA Midyear Meeting Via Zoom by Dan Traynor ...................................................... 21 Amendments to Procedural Rules Set to Take Effect by Mike Hagburg ........................ 22 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 24 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 28 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 29 Ethics ............................................................................................................................ 30 Lawyer Discipline ......................................................................................................... 35
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Carrie Francis , Minot President Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck President-Elect Aubrey Fiebelkorn-Zuger , Fargo Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Hon . Daniel M . Traynor , Bismarck ABA Delegate Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo EC Judicial District Paul Meyerchin , Bismarck SC Judicial District Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Taylor Olson , Williston NW Judicial District Jordan Selinger , Dickinson SW Judicial District Tonya Duffy , LaMoure SE Judicial District Joshua Frey , Towner NE Judicial District Michael McGinniss , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Brady Pelton , Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J . Weiler , Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith , Bismarck Chair
Lynn Block , Fargo Mike Morley , Grand Forks Taylor Olson , Williston Ian McLean , Fargo Joshua Swanson , Fargo Justin Balzer , Bismarck Hope Hogan , Bismarck Stephen R . Hanson , West Fargo Scott Diamond , Fargo
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