Walter Echo-Hawk is one of the foremost experts in Indian law and is a distinguished author, tribal judge, law professor, and member of the Pawnee Nation. Echo-Hawk presented, “Challenges for Federal Indian Law Practitioners in the Decade Ahead”, to a full crowd in the UND School of Law VandeWalle Courtrom on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. He is the past President of the Pawnee Nation Business Council (2020-2023), an author, attorney, jurist, and legal scholar. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2023. He is the author of The Sea of Grass (2018); In The Light Of Justi ..read more

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 Award for Leadership – Mishaye Belgarde, 3L Given to a student for their dedication, hard work, service to the community, and advocacy on behalf of social justice and diversity through the ML ..read more

Nilson Brand Law is pleased to announce the addition of Alivia Olson to its team of legal professionals. Alivia joins the firm as an Associate Attorney Grand Forks Herald Published April 19, 2024 at 12:01 AM Mayville, ND Alivia earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of North Dakota and has been admitted to practice law in the state of North Dakota. Prior to joining Nilson Brand Law, Alivia gained valuable experience working as a law clerk for the Northeastern Judicial District. Alivia’s practice will focus on a variety of practice areas including family law, estate planning, and c ..read more

On April 12 and 13, 2024, Michael McGinniss, Professor of Law and J. Philip Johnson Faculty Fellow and former Dean of UND School of Law, participated as an invited discussant at an academic colloquium in Boston, MA sponsored by the Federalist Society and the Liberty Fund on Authority of Law and the United States Constitution. The colloquium was conducted over the course of the weekend as a series of informal moderated discussions, composed of 12 invited discussants and one leader/moderator, Georgetown Professor John Hasnas. The invited discussants included six law professors (UND Law Professor ..read more

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 article provides an examination into the states who have a moral fitness or fitness factor and how each state applies the factor inconsistently, both within its own jurisdiction and amongst the other states with the factor. Moreover, many fac ..read more

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, Hannah Kalka, Kaycee Link, Shelby Maly, Alivia Olson, and Jacqueline Wetteland. Front Left to Right: Justice Douglas Bahr, Justice Daniel Crothers, Chief Justice Jon Jensen, Justice Lisa McEvers and Justice Jerod Tufte, welcome attendees to the spring ..read more

The North Dakota Law Review held their annual end-of-year banquet on Thursday, April 12, at the University of North Dakota Memorial Union. At the banquet, second-year las student Bridget Grathwohl was honored with the prestigious Outstanding Note Award. The State Bar Association of North Dakota along with the North Dakota Bar Foundation carefully select this award each year from among the Notes chosen for publication in the North Dakota Law Review. Judge Theodore T. Sandberg presented Bridget with the award, which comes with a monetary prize. Ms. Grathwohl’s Note researched the implications of ..read more

Gov. Walz appoints Matti Adam and Seamus Duffy to fill Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District vacancies Gov. Tim Walz has announced the appointments of Matti Adam and Seamus Duffy as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. The seats will be chambered in Bemidji and Mahnomen. Seamus Duffy, left, and Matti Adam have been selected as District Court Judges to fill the vacant positions in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District by Gov. Tim Walz. By Pioneer Staff Report April 09, 2024 at 4:52 PM  Share  News reporting ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz has announced the appointm ..read more

April 4, 2024 (Juneau, AK) – Anna Argenti is the new Juneau District Attorney. She was appointed in March. Anna Argenti 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 Anna has joined our team and confident Anna’s skills as a leader and a prosecutor will make her an exceptional asset to the Juneau and Sitka District Attorney Offices,” said Angie Kemp, Criminal Division Director. S ..read more

General liability insurance protects businesses from various claims and potential financial ruin. By understanding what general liability insurance covers you can ensure financial protection for your business. Experts’ Advice on Finding General Liability Insurance Paul E. Traynor Assistant Professor of Law at School of Law at University of North Dakota How does general liability insurance protect businesses? Can you provide an example scenario where it would come into play? In addition to a Business Owner’s Policy (BOP) that covers a business’ property, all businesses should carry Commerci ..read more