CONTENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
FALL 2016 VOLUME 63 , NUMBER 4
THE
GAVEL
CONTENTS
FEATURES
William E . Kretschmar : Lawyer and Legislator .............................................................. 6 Law Students Learn at Legislature by Sarah Aaberg ........................................................ 9 Freedom of Tweet by Ashley Hinds ................................................................................. 10 Curriculum Revamped at UND School of Law by Bradley Myers ................................. 12 Counsel for Of Counsel Relationships by Mark Bassingwaighte ................................... 14
DEPARTMENTS
SBAND President .......................................................................................................... 4 SBAND Executive Director ........................................................................................... 5 North Dakota Supreme Court Highlights by Michael J . Morley .................................... 16 Supreme Court Amends Rules by Mike Hagburg .......................................................... 18 Partnership for Rural Justice by Kathryn R . L . Rand ...................................................... 20 Lawyers and Crowdfunded Donations by Justice Daniel Crothers .................................. 22 ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco by Dan Traynor .............................................. 24 Young Lawyer Showcase ............................................................................................... 26 Community Corner ...................................................................................................... 28 Get to Know Your Board Member ............................................................................... 30
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
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 TBD 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
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 17-18 Family Law Section Seminar Bismarck
December 1-2 Real Property , Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar Fargo
State Bar Association of North Dakota
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