The State Bar Association of North Dakota Summer 2015 Gavel Magazine | Page 3

SUMMER 2015 VOLUME 62, NUMBER 3 GAVEL THE UPCOMING EVENTS CONTENTS FEATURES Meet Joe Wetch - New SBAND President ................................................................... 6 116th Annual Meeting Wrap-Up................................................................................... 8 Potential Client Disqualification: Avoiding a Trap for the Unwary, By Brent Edison............15 DEPARTMENTS SBAND President.......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director........................................................................................... 5 September 28 Professionalism for New Bar Admittees State Capitol, Bismarck October 9 UND Homecoming CLE Grand Forks October 21 Fundamentals of Law Webinar November 29-20 Family Law Section Seminar Ramada Plaza Suites, Fargo December 3-4 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Bismarck You are Invited! by Kathryn Rand, University of North Dakota Law School.................... 18 ABA Report by Dan Traynor ........................................................................................ 20 Rule Changes Help Interpreter Program Grow by Mike Hagburg................................ 23 Young Lawyers Showcase............................................................................................. 24 Get to Know Your Board Member............................................................................... 26 Bar Foundation Update................................................................................................. 28 Community Corner........................................................................................................ 30 Lawyer Discipline and Ethics Opinions....................................................................... 31 State Bar Association of North Dakota The Gavel is published by the State Bar Association of North Dakota State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers Board of Governors Joseph Wetch, Fargo President Charles DeMakis, Minot President-Elect Jack McDonald, Bismarck Immediate Past President Aubrey Fiebelkorn Zuger, Fargo Secretary-Treasurer Daniel M. Traynor, Devils Lake ABA Delegate Connie Cleveland EC Judicial District Zachary Pelham SC Judicial District Peter Welte NEC Judicial District Connie Francis NC Judicial District Jeff Nehring NW Judicial District Beth Ebert SW Judicial District Lee Grossman SE Judicial District Darcie Einarson NE Judicial District Kathryn Rand Dean, UND Law School Margaret (Meg) Morley Young Lawyers Section Tony J. Weiler Executive Director SBAND EDITORIAL BOARD Sheldon Smith, Chair Erica J. Shively Eeva Greenley Lynn Block Michael Hurly Bradley Myers Tiffany Johnson Mikayla Jahner Katy Schaefer Jeanne McLean Alisha Ankers James Fleming Andrea Winkjer Collin, Contributing Writer 1661 Capitol Way, Suite 104LL Bismarck, ND 58501 [email protected] Statements of opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, its officers, Board of Governors or staff. No endorsement of any product or service offered by any advertisement is intended or implied by publication in The Gavel. Contributions to The Gavel are welcome, but the right is reserved to select material to be published. All members of the Association receive The Gavel as part of their annual fees. Annual subscription price to nonmembers is $25. Third class postage paid at Bismarck, North Dakota 58502.