Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
Gov. Burgum names Ryan Norrell as new general counsel Fargo, ND, USA / The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO Paul Jurgens Jan 13, 2022 | 4:54 PM BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum has named Mandan attorney Ryan Norrell as his new general counsel. Norrell will succeed Leslie Bakken Oliver, who is retiring. Oliver served […]
Central District Court and UND School of Law alumnus, Judge Gary H. Lee, announced this week that he will run again for a fourth six-year term Minot Daily News | Jan. 13 2022 Judge Lee, a Minot native, was first elected as District Judge in 2004, and was re-elected in 2010, and 2016. He has […]
UND School of Law alumna, Shannon Roers-Jones ’11 announces run for mayor of Fargo (Fargo, ND) — Fargo has it’s latest candidate set to run for mayor this Summer. Tuesday morning, State House Representative for District 46 here in Fargo Shannon Roers-Jones announced she will indeed run for the office, positioning herself as a key challenger to […]
UND School of Law alumnus, Aaron Birst, named next executive director for the North Dakota Association of Counties The Jamestown Sun January 04, 2022 04:09 PM The North Dakota Association of Counties Board of Directors (NDACo) has selected Aaron Birst to serve as the next NDACo executive director. Birst will begin the role in May. […]
UND School of Law Alumna, Kara Gansmann ’07, listed among the 2022 Business North Carolina Legal Elite Kara Gansmann, a member of the UND School of Law Class of 2007 and attorney at Cranfill Sumner LLP was recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as part of the magazine’s Legal Elite program. Kara Gansmann devotes her […]
Third-year medical students learning rural medicine Bothwell welcomed third-year medical students Madison Bulger, Magdaleno (Mags) Gutierrez and Brittney Marshall as the first Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LINC) students this summer. The three are in the University of Missouri School of Medicine Rural Track Pipeline Program and will be at Bothwell for clinical training for one year. […]
Women 360: Thinking beyond the bench, Judge Gretchen Thilmony promotes positive change, in and outside of the courtroom Becker County’s first female District Court Judge, Gretchen Thilmony, strives to use her position for positive change, providing the help, support and resources that people need to get back on track. “I strive to … be the […]
Longtime North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announces retirement Wayne Stenehjem announced Friday, Dec. 17, that he will not seek reelection next year to the office he has held since 2001. Grand Forks Herald By Jeremy Turley December 17, 2021 11:31 AM BISMARCK — The longest-serving attorney general in North Dakota history will retire at the […]
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Advocating for ‘tough issues’: ADA enforcement often falls to people with disabilities Joe Bowen Updated Wed Dec 22, 2021 6:28 AM CST An East Grand Forks man claims a business there discriminated against him because of his disability and has filed a complaint with the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Justice and […]
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DOJ Awards $1.7 Million to UND Law School, City of Bismarck DECEMBER 20, 2021 Sen. Cramer: Justice Dept. Awards $1.7 Million to UND Law School, City of Bismarck BISMARCK — U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced today the U.S. Department of Justice awarded the following three grants totaling $1,750,002: $900,002 to the City of Bismarck for […]