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Alumnus Anna Argenti Appointed to Juneau DA

Categories: Alumni

April 4, 2024 (Juneau, AK) – Anna Argenti is the new Juneau District Attorney. She was appointed in March. Argenti brings years of experience as a criminal prosecutor of violent crimes, sexual assaults, domestic violence, and vehicular homicide cases, in which she gained significant trial, appellate and motion practice experience. “The Criminal Division is excited […]

Jed Thomas wins 1L Moot Court Competition

Categories: Alumni, Students, Uncategorized

Amy Wowchuk places runner-up The 2024 first-year Lawyering Skills class held its annual internal moot court competition April 3-4. The final round of the competition took place in the VandeWalle Courtroom and featured Jed Thomas, representing the appellant, and Amy Wowchuk, representing the appellee. The argument, Thomas Shelby v. United States of America, presented a […]

UND Law Newsletter | March 2024

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Public, Staff, Students

UND Law Newsletter MARCH 2024 A Message from Dean Pappas Greetings from Grand Forks, A lot has happened at the School of Law since my last message. We are officially in the second half of the spring semester and our students have been busy not only with their classes, but additionally with preparing for moot […]

Trailblazing women hold court at School of Law

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Public, Students

On March 16, legal professionals and students gathered for a symposium inspired by UND’s female pioneers of law UND Today March 19, 2024 by Walter Criswell Published in: Equity, School of Law The lobby outside of the Gerald W. VandeWalle courtroom was adorned with purple decorations for the event. T-shirts and other merchandise were sold by the Law […]

Judge Theodore T. Sandberg Investiture

Categories: Alumni, Public

The formal Investiture Ceremony for Judge Theodore T. Sandberg was held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Grand Forks County Courthouse Several North Dakota Supreme Court Justices were present as well as federal judges, district judges from across Unit 1 (NEJD and NECJD) and a municipal judge.  Judge Sandberg attended UND Law School, graduating […]

Meghan Compton ’10 listed among the Prairie Business 2024 Top 25 Women in Business

Categories: Alumni

Celebrating the Top 25 Women in Business More than 40 qualified and experienced business leaders were nominated for the recognition By Prairie Business March 07, 2024 at 8:00 AM Prairie Business is pleased to announce its Top 25 Women in Business list for 2024. More than 40 qualified and experienced business leaders were nominated for the […]

Criminal Defense Lawyer, Travis Finck ’07, Elected to Board of Directors of Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar

Categories: Alumni

  Washington, DC (Feb. 20, 2024) North Dakota criminal defense lawyer Travis Finck was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) at the Association’s Midwinter Board Meeting in Las Vegas. He joins those who are currently serving their terms on the NACDL Board of Directors. […]

The Honorable Ralph Erickson Visits UND School of Law as Jurist-in-Residence

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Public, Uncategorized

United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit hold special session as part of the visit The University of North Dakota School of Law welcomed Judge Ralph Erickson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit as its 2024 Rodney S. Webb Distinguished Jurist-in-Residence. The highly anticipated visit marked the return of […]

UND Law Newsletter | February 2024

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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. […]

UND Law Newsletter | January 2024

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Public, Staff, Students

UND Law Newsletter January 2024 A Message from Dean Pappas Happy New Year! It is with great excitement that we launch the first UND School of Law electronic newsletter. This publication is part of our efforts to build a stronger UND Law community by keeping our alumni and friends informed of what is happening here […]