UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Ten Things I Know by Judge Robin A . Schmidt ................................................................. 6 The Last Buffalo by Tom Dickson ................................................................................... 10 ALPS : Succession Planning .......................................................................................... 12 Santa Run Celebrates 10th Anniversary ....................................................................... 14 New North Dakota Judge Investiture ........................................................................... 15 Member Highlights ...................................................................................................... 28
DEPARTMENTS
Winter 2024 VOLUME 71 , NUMBER 1
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 5
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Scott O . Diamond , Ian McLean , and Joshua A . Swanson .............................................. 16
Pick up the Pepperoni : 18 Minutes and 83 Seconds on Leadership by Brian Pappas .............................................................................................................. 20
Be A Doer by Zack Pelham ............................................................................................ 22 Supreme Court Approves Rule Amendments by Andy Forward ................................... 23 The Legal Writing Corner by Jennifer Cook and Denitsa Mavrova Heinrich .................. 24 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 26 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 34 Discipline ...................................................................................................................... 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Taylor Olson , Williston President Ted Sandberg , Grand Forks President-Elect Jennifer Jensen , Fargo 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 Diane Schull , 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 Katie Winbauer , Bismarck
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UPCOMING EVENTS
February 10-17 • Lahaina , Hawaii SBAND ’ s 2024 Destination CLE
March 6 • Free Ethics Webinar Accelerating Law Firm Success
May 16-17 • Fargo 2024 Indigent Defense Seminar
June 12-14 • Fargo 2024 Annual Meeting
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