What do Oprah Winfrey and North Dakota’s Bell Bank have in common? That would be Bell Bank’s charitable Pay It Forward program, inspired by the TV icon 16 years ago. Since its inception in 2008, more than $15 million in charitable […]
On February 4, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), San Diego Sector, welcomed Aaron Heitke as its newest Chief Patrol Agent (CPA). CPA Heitke entered on duty on February 2, 1998. His first assignment as a Border Patrol agent was at the Wellton […]
UND Law alumnus Andrew Askew has joined Essentia Health as vice president of public policy. Askew will be responsible for Essentia’s government relations and public policy strategy for North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. He also will bring Essentia’s voice to […]
Brink Lawyers is proud to announce that Sydney Einarson Bata, a third-year law student at the University of North Dakota School of Law, is the winner of the Spring 2020 Brink Lawyers Northern Valley Scholarship. Ms. Bata makes her home […]
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon announced in September 2019, the appointment of UND Law alumnus Jeff Rude, ’89, as Insurance Commissioner. Rude had previously served as Interim Commissioner prior to his appointment. Governor Gordon said, “Jeff Rude has the experience to move […]
Original Article – Grand Forks Herald, By: Andrew Weeks, December 29th 2019 Challenges still exist, but the outlook is trending more positively, especially with partner programs between law firms, universities and other organizations. When Josh Wolfe was a teenager living on his family’s […]
Original Article – Bismarck Tribune, December 19, 2019 The U.S. Senate has confirmed Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to serve as federal judge in North Dakota, according to U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer. Traynor was nominated by President Donald Trump in […]
UND School of Law hosted a welcome program and reception for new Dean Michael McGinniss and the Class of 2022, on Friday, August 23, in the Baker Courtroom. The program began with comments from State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND) […]
President Donald Trump has nominated Devils Lake attorney Daniel Traynor to succeed federal Judge Daniel Hovland. Traynor is a shareholder in the Traynor Law Firm in Devils Lake, where he practices insurance defense, personal injury, business litigation and American Indian law. […]
Kara Gansmann, ’07, an Elder Law and Estate Planning attorney with Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (CSH Law), has been named the Chair of the CSH Law Elder Law and Estate Planning Practice Group. “We are proud to announce that Kara […]