Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
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 in Adams, North Dakota, with her husband, Alexander, and their son, Lincoln. She is a […]
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 us forward on multiple fronts as we work to improve the services provided to […]
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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 farm in a rural North Dakota community, he picked up a book that […]
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 August. He’ll succeed U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland, who announced last year he […]
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 Aubrey Zuger. She read a special letter honoring McGinniss written by retired Delaware […]
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. He also has served on North Dakota’s State Board of Higher Education since 2018. He […]
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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 is the new Chair of our Elder Law and Estate Planning Practice Group. She […]
The position, vacated by Judge Ralph R. Erickson when he was promoted from the federal judgeship in Fargo to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, has been empty for nearly two years. The U.S. Senate confirmed former Grand Forks County State’s Attorney Peter Welte to fill a long-vacant federal judgeship on Tuesday, July […]
The UND School of Law Student Bar Association hosted a lecture featuring law school alumnus Jacob Geiermann, who spoke about his experiences working as a trust and estates attorney. He also provided advice for students to help prepare them for a future law career. Geiermann received his law degree from UND School of Law in […]
Michael McGinniss, associate professor of law at UND, has been named dean of the School of Law by Provost Tom DiLorenzo. Read the full story at UND Today, February 26, 2019 by Jan Orvik