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Paul A. Loraas ’94 named Minnesota Super Lawyer

Categories: Alumni

Attorneys at Fryberger Law Firm Named Minnesota Super Lawyers and Minnesota Rising Star Published July 24, 2024 By Press Room   Fryberger, Buchanan, Smith & Frederick, P.A. is proud to announce four attorneys: Stephanie A. Ball, Robert R. Kanuit, Paul B. Kilgore, and Paul A. Loraas were named 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers. Through a rigorous […]

Chief Justice Jensen visits with federal district court externs in Bismarck

Categories: Alumni, Students

North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Jon J. Jensen met with federal district court externs in Bismarck on June 25, 2024. Chief Justice Jensen discussed his career and the operation of the North Dakota court system. Reed Johnson, Rogel “RJ” Tare, and Katherine Vaughn started their federal court externship in May 2024 after completing their […]

Charles A. Stock ’92 awarded inaugural Distinguished Panel Attorney Award

Categories: Alumni

The District of North Dakota Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Committee established the award this year The award formally recognizes one exemplary CJA Panel attorney’s dedication and service to the CJA Panel, indigent defendants, and the District of North Dakota. Central to the award is preserving the rights of the accused, providing quality representation to […]

Tony Weiler ’98 elected to the NABE Board of Directors

Categories: Alumni

He will serve as the Vice President for the National Association for Bar Professionals in 2024-2025 Weiler, Executive Director of the State Bar Association of North Dakota, will serve a three-year term beginning as Vice President in 2024-2025, President Elect in 2025-2026, and President in 2026-2027. He is only the second North Dakotan to serve […]

Dwight Luhmann

Dwight Luhmann ’99 appointed Winona County judge

Categories: Alumni, Public

Dwight Luhmann

Preston City Attorney and private practice lawyer Dwight Luhmann will succeed retired Judge Mary Leahy as one of two district court judges chambered in Winona By the Winona Post May 28th, 2024 Judge Mary Leahy retired earlier this month after 18 years as a Winona County District Court judge, and Gov. Tim Walz announced his […]

UND School of Law Hosts Awards Ceremony

Categories: Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students

Law students, faculty, and staff honored Several UND School of Law students, faculty, and staff received awards on Tuesday, April 16, at the School’s 2024 Awards Ceremony. The event took place in the VandeWalle Courtroom and honored recipients for academics, leadership, teaching, advising, achievement, service, and excellence, including: Student Awards Multicultural Law Students Association Advocacy […]

Professor Ariana D. Meyers and Alumnus Gabrielle C. Wolf recently published their article, Policing Morality: The Inconsistent Application of the Moral Fitness and Fitness Factor, in the Children’s Legal Rights Journal

Categories: Alumni, Faculty

The Children’s Legal Rights Journal is a national journal sponsored by Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, in cooperation with the National Association of Counsel for Children. The article depicts the importance of reforming the best interest of the child factors through the elimination or replacement of the moral fitness and fitness factors. This […]

New lawyers admitted to the North Dakota Bar in Supreme Court Ceremony

Categories: Alumni, Public

Sixteen new lawyers were admitted to the North Dakota Bar during a ceremony on April 18, 2024 in the House Chambers of the North Dakota State Capitol Admitted at the ceremony were Yusuf Abas, Gagandeep Bains, Cole Berry, Kathryn Bostrom, Peyton Cole, Seth Flynn, Jessica Four Bear, Gabrielle Frawley, Laura Helgeson, Dixie Holland, Vanessa Jerome, […]