UND Law Newsletter | February 2024
UND Law Newsletter
February 2024
A Message from Dean Pappas
Spring semester at UND Law is in full swing bringing with it enthusiastic students and an array of upcoming events to look forward to. We have been enjoying the sunshine and warmer than normal temperatures and can only hope an early spring is indeed coming.
Congratulations to Professor Alexandra Sickler on winning the American College of Consumer Financial Services’ Annual Writing Competition. We are extremely honored to have Professor Sickler as a member of our faculty and sharing her expertise with our students.
We are excited to host the 2024 Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence program with The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals visiting the School of Law on February 29 and March 1. We invite you to join us for the public events including a special session of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and a reception hosted by the State Bar Association of North Dakota.
From all of us at UND School of Law, we thank you for your continued support, encouragement, and engagement. Please feel free to reach out at any time with questions, comments, concerns, and ideas.
Sincerely,
Brian
The (Dean’s) Office
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
North Dakota Law Review Technology & Innovation Symposium
Please join us at the Avalon Event Center in Fargo to hear from legal experts in the field of technology and innovation on Thursday, March 21, 2024.
North Dakota and Minnesota Continuing Legal Education credits are pending. Schedule, Speakers, and Registration…
FEATURED DEPARTMENT
The Thormodsgard Law Library at the UND School of Law offers a rich array of resources and services tailored to the needs of students, faculty, and the wider public. Our library hosts a large collection of North Dakota, Minnesota, and national legal materials, both electronically and in print. Additionally, students and faculty have access to a wide range of legal research databases, like Westlaw Precision, Lexis+, and Bloomberg Law.
The Library offers alumni access to Hein Online, and patrons can access Westlaw, ProQuest, and many other subscription databases in-person at the library. We also offer a collection of legal self-help books for public patrons seeking to do their own legal work. Patrons who are not faculty, students, or staff at UND can check out books with a current library card from any library in North Dakota.
For more information on library services, visit our website.
If you cannot visit the library in person, we also offer reference services via email and telephone. You can contact us by calling the library at 701.777.2204 or by emailing one of our reference librarians: Jonathan Voigt at Jonathan.voigt@und.edu or David Haberman at David.haberman@und.edu.
FACULTY NEWS
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 the Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal …
Professor Michael McGinniss selected for National Federalist Society Executive Committee
Students enjoy curling with Dean Pappas and Professor Klinkner
Professor Blake A. Klinkner interview on Fox News 26 in Houston, Texas
ALUMNI UPDATES
The Honorable Ralph R. Erickson ’84 will serve as Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence
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 law school community and share …
Rebecca Binstock ’12 is quoted: Declaring conflicts of interest rare for North Dakota lawmakers
Alumna Meg Morely Named 2024 North Dakota Mother of the Year
SAVE THE DATE
Upcoming UND Law Events
UND Founders Day: February 15th
Jurist in Residence: February 29th–March 1st
Helen Hamilton Day: March 15th
MLSA Panel on North Dakota LGBTQIA2S+ Summit: March 19th
Law Review Symposium: March 21st
Spring Commencement: May 4th
Contact
Beth Moe
Director of Alumni & Public Relations
701.777.2856 | beth.moe@UND.edu
Dalton Erickson
Events & Marketing Coordinator
701.777.2961 | dalton.m.erickson@UND.edu
