UPCOMING EVENTS
WINTER 2017 VOLUME 64 , NUMBER 1
CONTENTS
FEATURES
Retired Justice Dale V . Sandstrom .................................................................................. 6 Senior Medicare Patrol ................................................................................................... 9 Ethics in Contract Drafting by Alexandra Sickler .......................................................... 10 How to Minimize the Risk of Becoming a Victim of Wire Fraud by Mark Bassingthwaighte ........................................................................................... 12 Bringing Baby to Work : A Growing Trend by Taylor Olson .......................................... 14 Recent Investitures ........................................................................................................ 16 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 18
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 5 A History of the Women Lawyers Section by Mary Muehlen Maring .......................... 20 New Rules , New Amendments by Mike Hagburg .......................................................... 22 Public and Professional Service as an Obligation of North Dakota ’ s Law School by Kathryn R . L . Rand ................................................................................................. 24 Is Someone Phishing for You ? by Justice Daniel Crothers ............................................... 26 ABA Delegates Gather for Mid-Year Meeting by Dan Traynor .................................... 28 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 30 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 32 Community Corner ...................................................................................................... 33 Lawyer Discipline ......................................................................................................... 34 Lawyer Ethics ............................................................................................................... 35 Bar Foundation Update ................................................................................................. 38
State Bar Association of North Dakota Officers Board of Governors
Charles DeMakis , Minot President Darcie Einarson , Grafton President-Elect Joseph A . Wetch Jr ., Fargo 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
Cover Photo : Shawna Schill , UND photographer
Carrie Francis , Minot NC Judicial District Jeff Nehring , Williston NW Judicial District Christina Wenko , Dickinson SW Judicial District Kimberly Radermacher , LaMoure SE Judicial District Michael Hurly , Devils Lake NE Judicial District Kathryn Rand , Grand Forks Dean , UND Law School Andrew Askew , Bismarck Young Lawyers Section Tony J . Weiler , Bismarck Executive Director
SBAND Editorial Board
Sheldon Smith , Bismarck Chair
Eeva Greenley , Fargo Lynn Block , Fargo Michael Hurly , Devils Lake Bradley Myers , Grand Forks Mikayla Jahner , Bismarck Mike Morley , Grand Forks Taylor Olson , Williston Ian McLean , Bismarck
THE
GAVEL
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 28 The Fundamentals of Law Webinar Webinar
March 13-17 Free Ethics IVN Various IVN Sites in ND
June 14-16 SBAND Annual Meeting Ramada Plaza Suites , Fargo
June 21-22 Indigent Defense Seminar Ramkota Hotel , Bismarck
November 16-17 Family Law Section Seminar Ramada Plaza Suites , Fargo , ND
December 7-8 Real Property , Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Kelly Inn , Bismarck , ND
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