CONTENTS
FEATURES
Chief Justice Gerald W . VandeWalle : More Than Six Decades of Service ..................... 5 Mac Schneider : U . S . Attorney for North Dakota .......................................................... 8 Lawyers in the Legislature ............................................................................................ 10 ALPS : Why You Really Do Need to Create and Keep a Copy of All Your Files .......... 14 Family Law Clinical Practicum Serves Both State and Students .................................. 18 UND School of Law : Introducing Professor Blake Klinkner ....................................... 20
DEPARTMENTS
Winter 2023 VOLUME 70 , NUMBER 1
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights .................................................................... 22 by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson
What Do DEIA , Wellness , and the First Amendment Have in Common ?................. 26 by Brian Pappas
The American Bar Association ’ s Relevancy by Zack Pelham .......................................... 28 Supreme Court Approves Rule Amendments by Mike Hagburg ................................... 29 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 30
The Legal Writing Corner ............................................................................................ 32 by Jennifer Cook , Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , and Jenny Samarzja
Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 34 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 36 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Jennifer Albaugh , Fargo President Taylor Olson , Williston President-Elect Hon . Doug Bahr , Bismarck Immediate Past-President Rob Manly , Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Zack Pelham , Bismarck ABA Delegate Katie Schmidt , West Fargo EC Judicial District Paul Meyerchin , Bismarck SC Judicial District Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks NEC Judicial District
Deb Hoffarth , Minot NC Judicial District Hernando Perez , Williston NW Judicial District Jordan Selinger , Dickinson SW Judicial District Ashley Lies , New Rockford SE Judicial District Joshua Frey , Towner NE Judicial District Brian Pappas , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Erica Hovey , Fargo Young Lawyers Section Tony J . Weiler , Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith , Bismarck Chair
Joshua Swanson , Fargo Scott Diamond , Fargo Hope Hogan , Bismarck
Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich , Grand Forks
Jennifer Cook , Grand Forks Elizabeth Kriz , Bismarck Kathryn DelZoppo , West Fargo Jessica Merchant , Minot Elizabeth Alvine , Fargo
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UPCOMING EVENTS
May 17 • Mandan 2023 Indigent Defense Seminar
June 14-16 • Bismarck 2023 SBAND Annual Meeting
November 30 • Bismarck 2023 Business & Corporation Section Seminar
November 30 – December 1 • Bismarck 2023 Real Property , Probate & Trust Section Seminar
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