The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 25
JENNIFER ALBAUGH
BEN SAND
Prior to joining Severson, Wogsland &
Liebl, Jennifer clerked for the United
States District Court, District of North
Dakota, for the Honorable Chief Judge
Ralph R. Erickson in Fargo, North Dakota.
Before joining Judge Erickson’s chambers,
she served as a law clerk for the Judges of
the South Central Judicial District.
Ben is originally from Fargo, North
Dakota, where he graduated from Shanley
High School in 2007. He received his
undergraduate degree in Political Science
and English Literature from Concordia
College in Moorhead, Minnesota in 2011.
While at Concordia, Ben was a member of
the Cobber baseball team. He graduated
cum laude from the University of North
Dakota School of Law in 2014.
is an associate attorney with Severson,
Wogsland & Liebl, PC, in Fargo, North
Dakota. She currently practices in the
firms’ Family Law Division, focusing on
divorces, custody disputes, adoptions,
guardianships, conservatorships, and any
other related matter.
In 2009, Jennifer received a Bachelor
of Science degree in Criminal Justice
as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English from the University of North
Dakota. Jennifer earned her Juris Doctor,
cum laude, from the University of North
Dakota School of Law in 2012. While in
law school, Jennifer was involved in Law
Women’s Caucus, serving as the President
and Treasurer, North Dakota Law Review
and the law school’s yearly orientation
program. In 2012, she was awarded
The National Association of Women
Lawyer’s Outstanding Law Student for her
involvement in law school and leadership
abilities.
is a law clerk for the Honorable Daniel
L. Hovland at the U.S. District Court in
Bismarck. He began with Judge Hovland
in September 2014, and his clerkship ends
in August 2016.
While in law school, Ben externed at the
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, served
as a legislative intern for the Office of
the Attorney General, and clerked for a
year at the Cass County State’s Attorney’s
Office. Ben was also a member of the
Order of the Barristers.
MARKUS POWELL
is an Associate with the Reichert Armstrong Law Firm in Dickinson. His practice
is focused on criminal law and family law
in western North Dakota and eastern
Montana. He is admitted to practice in all
State and Federal Courts in North Dakota
and all State Courts in Montana.
A native of Sacramento, California, Markus
received a bachelor’s degree in Political
Science and History from Dickinson State
University in 2009.
Prior to attending law school, he worked
in the oil fields of western North Dakota.
Markus graduated from the University
of North Dakota School of Law in 2014.
In his free time, he enjoys traveling and
hunting.
Ben is a member of the State Bar
Association of North Dakota and the
Big Muddy Bar Association. In his spare
time, he enjoys playing amateur baseball,
golfing as much as possible, and spending
time with family and friends.
Jennifer is the current President-Elect
of the State Bar Association of North
Dakota’s Young Lawyers Section. She is
also a member of the Cass County Bar
Association. Jennifer is a yearly volunteer
with the Junior Achievement Program,
and has been involved with the program
since 2007.
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