SUMMER 2016
VOLUME 63, NUMBER 3
GAVEL
THE
UPCOMING EVENTS
August 18
Free Ethics IVN/Seminar
Various IVN sites in North Dakota
CONTENTS
FEATURES
New SBAND President Charles DeMakis..................................................................... 6
SBAND 117th Annual Meeting Highlights.................................................................. 9
The Trouble with Lawyers by John M. Olson.................................................................. 18
North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J. Morley.................................... 20
Stop Having to Write Declination Letters by Mark Bassingwaighte............................. 22
November 17-18
Family Law Section Seminar
Bismarck
December 1-2
Real Property, Probate & Trust Law
Section Seminar
Fargo
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4
SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5
Welcoming New Faculty to UND Law by Kathryn R.L. Rand..................................... 24
Limited Scope Representation Amendments by Mike Hagburg.................................... 26
Disciplinary Sanctions by Dan Traynor......................................................................... 28
Young Lawyers Showcase............................................................................................. 30
Community Corner...................................................................................................... 34
Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 36
Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 37
Lawyer Discipline......................................................................................................... 38
The Gavel is published by the State Bar
Association of North Dakota
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers
Board of Governors
Charles DeMakis, Minot
President
Darcie Einarson, Grafton
President-Elect
Jack McDonald, Bismarck
Immediate Past-President
Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo
Secretary-Treasurer
Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake
ABA Delegate
Connie Cleveland, Fargo
EC Judicial District
Zachary Pelham, Bismarck
SC Judicial District
Peter Welte, Grand Forks
NEC Judicial District
Carrie Francis, Minot
NC Judicial District
Jeff Nehring, Williston
NW Judicial District
Christina Wenko, Dickinson
SW Judicial District
Kimberly Radermacher, LaMoure
SE Judicial District
Mike Hurley, Devils Lake
NE Judicial District
Kathryn Rand, Grand Forks
Dean, UND Law School
Margaret (Meg) Morley, Grand Forks
Young Lawyers Section
Tony J. Weiler, Bismarck
Executive Director
State Bar Association
of North Dakota
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith, Bismarck
Chair
Eeva Greenley