The State Bar Association of North Dakota Winter 2014 Gavel Magazine | Page 22

SBAND PRO BONO HEROES A lawyer should render public interest legal service. A lawyer may discharge this responsibility by providing professional services at no fee or a reduced fee to persons of limited means or to public service or to charitable groups or organizations, by service in activities for improving the law, the legal system or the legal profession, or by financial support for organizations that provide legal services to persons of limited means. Rule 6.1, North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct. PRO BONO SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS The following members have rendered professional services to persons of limited means between October 2013 and December 2013 by accepting a case, or cases, through SBAND’s Volunteer Lawyer Program. BISMARCK/MANDAN Alex Kelsch Talisa Nemec John Ward Bobbie Weiler CANDO Robert Ackre CENTER Ann Mahoney CENTURY CITY, CA Nicole Foster DICKINSON Robert Keogh FARGO/WEST FARGO/MOORHEAD Vanessa Berge Cheryl Ellis Troy Fischer John Goff Timothy McLarnan Frannie Nelson Kristin Overboe James Sandsmark FERGUS FALLS, MN Kelsee Macintosh-Ellig FORMAN Jayne Lewandowski PRO BONO FUND MEMBERS SILVER PATRON Brenda Blazer John Petrik PATRON Hon. Karen Braaten Jason Vendsel GOLD PATRON Malcolm Brown DO