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CALL FOR DONATIONS As attorneys, whether in small or large firms, we are called on to MAKE THE RIGHT CALL! Each year attorneys are asked to donate items for the annual North Dakota Bar Foundation auction. This year’s event will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, at The Avalon Event Center in Fargo. We are making the call to our lawyers and firms, requesting your participation in donating unique item(s) for the silent auction. If you prefer to give a cash donation rather than an item, please specify whether you want your monetary gift to be used to purchase an item for the auction or given directly to the Foundation. Please contact Jeanne Schlittenhard at the SBAND office at 800-472-2685 or 701-255- 1404 ext.14 when you have decided on your gift. Auction proceeds support the Foundation’s scholarships, grants and the Pro Bono Fund. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call. We are counting on you to MAKE THE RIGHT CALL! MEDIATION BY RETIRED JUDGES Resolve cases by mediation more effectively and efficiently than through litigation and trial. 2 THE GAVEL Karen K. Klein US Magistrate Judge, Retired 30 years of judicial experience Successfully mediated thousands of cases Teaches mediation skills to federal judges [email protected] 701-715-4629 Mary Muehlen Maring ND Supreme Court Justice, Retired 20 years of litigation experience Almost 18 years judicial experience Mediation training: National Judicial College [email protected] 701-425-6340 www.kleinmaringmediation.com