The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2014 Gavel Magazine | Page 21
AWARDS HONOR INDIVIDUALS
Attorney Ron McLean of Fargo received SBAND’s highest honor for
attorneys, the Distinguished Service Award.
SBAND recognized William C. Marcil, chairman of Forum
Communications Co. in Fargo, with the Liberty Bell Award for
improving public understanding about the law.
Rep. Bob Martinson, R-Bismarck, was honored with the Legislative
Service Award.
GOLF TOURNAMENT WINNERS
FIRST PLACE
H. Patrick Weir
H. Patrick Weir, Jr.
Christian Weir
Jordan Weir
SECOND PLACE
Judge Wade Webb
Dean Rindy
Tatum Lindbo
Tim O’Keeffe
MEMORIALS
The following lawyers who passed away in the last year were
remembered with a moment of silence:
Bruce Erwin Aarestad
Wayne T. Anderson
Marshall T. Bergerud
Donald J. Cooke
John P. Dosland
Alan Keith Duppler
Charles A. Feste
Thomas J. Gaughan
Michael S. Gerlach
Michael J. Hinman
Dwight F. Kalash
Tilford Owen Korshus
JUSTICE FOR ALL
Leonard E. Lundberg
Lowell W. Lundberg
Robert E. Manly
Margaret P. Muus
Brian D. Neugebauer
Max D. Rosenberg
Frederick Edward Saefke Jr.
Nicholas J. Spaeth
Daniel “Dick” R. Twichell
Michael Anthony Vellon
Leonard H. Bucklin
Justice For All attorneys provided 50 hours or more of pro bono service
in 2013. Those recognized as Justice For All lawyers were as follows:
Frannie Nelson with 303 hours, Kent Morrow with 225 hours, Robert
Keogh with 162 hours, Tasha Gahner with 161 hours, Alexander
Kelsch with 140 hours, Tracy Laaveg with 128 hours, Kristin Overboe
with 124 hours, Darla Schuman with 116 hours, Alisha Ankers with
114 hours, Stacy Moldenhauer with 90 hours, Dennis L. Anderson
with 60 hours, Kristin Redmann with 53 hours, and Elizabeth Fisher
with 51 hours.
SILENT AUCTION
DONATIONS
Thank you to the following individuals / law firms
for the generous donations to the 2014 Silent
Auction. Donations were cash donations or items
for the silent auction.
Al Boucher
Ron Fisher
Jack Marcil
Jim Hill
Pearce & Durick
Camrud Maddock Olson & Larson
Brenda Blazer
Maring Williams Law Office
Kathryn Rand
Alice Senechal
Holly Crothers
UND School of Law
Tony Weiler
NISC
McGee Law Firm
Levi and Bethany Andrist
Darcie Einarson
Traynor Law Firm
Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresit, LLP
Wheeler Wolf Law Firm
YEARS OF SERVICE
AWARDS
50 YEARS
R. Jon Fitzner, Hon. Benny A. Graff, Clifford C. Grosz,
Patrick J. Maddock, Irvin B. Nodland, and Hon. Harlan
P. Weir.
40 YEARS
Christian M. Anderson, Owen L. Anderson, John V.
Boulger, Mary Patricia Burns, Linda Ann Catalano,
Hon. Georgia Dawson, Patrick W. Durick, Jerald L.
Engelman, David A. Engen, Rodney Freeman, Thomas
L. Hamlin, James S. Hill, Duane E. Houdek, Lyle W.
Kirmis, John P. Kjelmyr, Gerald A. Kuhn, David O.
Lee, Ralph R. LePera, John H. MacMaster, Keith C
Magnusson, Roger C. Malm, David S. Maring, Russell
J. Myhre, Kenneth J. Norman, Richard P. Olson,
Richard W. Olson, Clifton G. Rodenburg, Mark G.
Schneider, Douglas W. Schulz, Duane H. Schurman,
Hon. Michael G. Sturdevant, Gary R. Thune, Mart
Daniel Vogel, and Ronald J. Weikum.
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