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Beth Moe

Michael McGinniss, Professor of Law, J. Philip Johnson Faculty Fellow, and former Dean, has been selected to serve on the Executive Committee for the national Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies Practice Group on Professional Responsibility and Legal Education. The Committee meets each month to address and discuss issues relevant to the practice […]

Ethics Commission says Legislature’s rules need improvement North Dakota Monitor BY: MARY STEURER – FEBRUARY 5, 2024 5:00 AM This is the first in a two-part series about conflict of interest rules and the North Dakota Legislature.  Lonnie Laffen stood up at his desk on the Senate floor. It was the middle of the 2013 session and the […]

Judge Ralph R. Erickson, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, will serve as the 2024 Rodney S. Webb Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence from February 29 – March 1. The Rodney S. Webb Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence program brings prominent judges from across the state and the country to UND School of Law to engage with our […]

Professor Sickler’s article, Big Banks and Small Consequences in Chapter 13, has been selected as the winner in the American College of Consumer Financial Services’ Annual Writing Competition. Each year, the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers recognizes written contributions to the field of U.S. consumer financial services law.  Professor Sickler’s paper, published in […]

This weekend, Dean Brian Pappas and Professor Blake Klinkner treated students to a “Learn 2 Curl” class, followed by dinner. At the Legal Affair event held this fall, students were able to bid on experiences with faculty, including curling lessons and a game hosted by the Grand Forks Curling Club. In a highly competitive matchup, […]

Business owners are advised to consult with their attorneys on new regulations. Grand Forks Herald By Carrie McDermott January 10, 2024 at 7:00 AM Attorney Justin DiBona, a partner at Gunderson, Palmer, Nelson & Ashmore, LLP in Rapid City, South Dakota, has been busy consulting with his clients about a new federal law that became effective […]

South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick not seeking reelection South Central Judicial District Judge Bruce Romanick has announced that he will not be running for reelection in 2024. A 1986 UND School of Law graduate, he was in private practice in Washburn and Bismarck, N.D., 1986-88, Judge Advocate for the United States Army, Fort Carson, Colorado, […]

Full Coverage Car Insurance Guide WalletHub Ask the Experts To gain more insight about full coverage car insurance, WalletHub posed the following questions to a panel of experts. Click on the experts below to view their bios and answers. 1. When should drivers consider getting full coverage car insurance? 2. When should drivers consider dropping […]

Professor Tammy Pettinato Oltz’s cutting-edge scholarship recently featured on TaxProfBlog By Paul Caron Tammy Pettinato Oltz (North Dakota; Google Scholar), ChatGPT, Professor of Law, 2023 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol’y 207 (2023): Although ChatGPT was just released by OpenAI in November 2022, legal scholars have already been delving into the implications of the new tool for […]

Brian Pappas, dean of the UND School of Law, reflects on humility and responsibility in his 18:83 Speaker Series talk UND Today January 16, 2024 by Walter Criswell Brian Pappas delivers his talk on leadership at the bottom of the Social Staircase. Photo by Walter Criswell/UND Today. “I don’t believe that leadership is a position, I […]