Registration Open! 

2026 SBAND ANNUAL MEETING

June 10 – 12, 2026

Alerus, Grand Forks, ND

1200 S 42nd St, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Telephone 701-792-1200

Annual Meeting Schedule

Speaker Information

Lincoln Lawyer Presentation

Karen Read Presentation

Total Credits: 8.0 CLE Credits including 3.0 Ethics.

MN Credit has been applied for - Event Code # 548410

(Additional credits available on Wednesday, June 10. You will need to register for them separately.)

Annual Meeting Registration Sheet

2026 SBAND Annual Meeting Exhibitor/ Sponsor Registration

North Dakota Bar Foundation Silent Auction 

UND Business Clothing Drive 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 (Additional credits available. You will need to register for them separately)

Register Now! LSND SUMMER CLE

Third Annual Shotgun Shooting Event

Annual Meeting Golf Registration Sheet

Please print and fill out the Golf Registration Form to include team members and handicaps.

RETURN COMPLETED FORM TO SBAND:

Email: info@sband.org

Mail: PO Box 2136, Bismarck, ND 58502

Call: 701-255-1404 with any questions

Women Lawyers Section CLE

This registration is separate from SBAND. This CLE will be free and open to all people with pending bar applications, law students, and anyone licensed in North Dakota or Minnesota.

Canad Inn - Room Block Cut off date is May 9th 

Sleeping Room Reservations online booking link for group block. Reserve your room now.

No State ID is required for the conference rate! 

2026 SBAND Annual Meeting – Now Available Virtually!

Can't make it to Grand Forks? Join the 2026 SBAND Annual Meeting from your office, home, or wherever your practice takes you. Earn all 7.0 CLE credits, including 4.0 Ethics credits, while enjoying the flexibility of virtual attendance.

Where: Alerus Center, Grand Forks, ND (or online!)
When: June 11–12, 2026
Credits: 7.0 CLE Credits, including 4.0 Ethics (ND), MN Credit will be applied for 

View the Virtual Schedule: Click HERE
Speaker Information: Click HERE

What you need to know when your client is the government

Whether you’re a new or experienced attorney, this webinar series offers valuable insights for those working with the state, counties, cities, or other political subdivisions.

Sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota and its Young Lawyers Section

VIEW BROCHURE - PLEASE REGISTER FOR EACH WEBINAR SEPARATELY

$FREE for YLS members 

$FREE all Attorney General staff
$25 for non - YLS members

Membership in the Young Lawyers Section is limited to attorneys who are 35 years of age or younger, or who have practiced for 5 years or less, whichever occurs last. For more information, contact younglawyersnd@gmail.com.

Demystifying Open Records and Open Meetings with Stephen Hanson

Wednesday, July 15 
12:00 – 1:00 
Approved for 1.0 CLE Credit (ND)
MN Credit will be applied for 

Stephen Hanson is an Assistant Attorney General in Bismarck. He has been with the North Dakota Office of Attorney General since 2024. Hanson manages the office’s Open Records and Open Meetings Portfolio, which includes educating the public on open records and open meetings law and drafting Attorney General opinions on alleged violations of the law. He previously served as general counsel for various state agencies and occupational licensing boards.

Hanson was born in Fargo and raised just across the river in Moorhead, Minnesota.  He obtained his undergraduate degree from Concordia College in Moorhead and his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law (now known as Mitchell Hamline School of Law) in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hanson began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals. Prior to his appointment as an Assistant Attorney General, he was a litigator at a law firm in West Fargo where he practiced both civil and criminal law. Hanson also previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he practiced civil litigation on behalf of the federal government. 

Young Lawyer Moderator
Brooke Benson is a Defense Attorney with the North Dakota Legal Counsel for Indigents in Bismarck, where in 2024 she was honored with the “In The Arena” Award from the North Dakota Legal Counsel for Indigents in recognition of her commitment to clients, law, and service. She previously served as Assistant Staff to the North Dakota House Majority Leader and has experience in private practice, in-house counsel roles, and judicial clerkships. Benson earned her Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law and her Bachelor of Science in Political Science, with a minor in Legal Studies, from Lamar University in Texas. Raised in Houston, she now resides in Bismarck with her husband, Calvin, and is active in the State Bar Association of North Dakota, serving as President of its Young Lawyers Section.

Sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota and Legal Services of North Dakota 

Wednesday, July 22, 2026

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Approved for 1.0 CLE Credit (ND)

MN Credit will be applied for

SBAND & LSND FREE Webinar:

What in the World is the Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship??

Join representatives from the North Dakota Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship for an overview of the state’s newest agency focused on guardianship and conservatorship services. This CLE will cover the agency’s role, available programs and resources, guardianship establishment funding, training requirements, and how the office interacts with courts, attorneys, families, and community providers. Attendees will gain a practical understanding of guardianship and conservatorship processes in North Dakota, current developments, and where attorneys may encounter or assist with these matters in practice.

Rachel Sinness is the Executive Director of the Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship (OGC). Rachel is originally from North Dakota, where she resides with her wife, two kids, six dogs, one cat, and three horses. When she is not working at the OGC, Rachel plays violin with the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra and teaches piano and violin lessons out of her home. Her devotion to family, animals, music, and career is rivaled only by her fondness for gardening and all things Golden Girls.

Jen Lee (Moderator) is the Executive Director at Legal Services of North Dakota (LSND). Prior to joining LSND at the end of 2022, Jen was in private practice as a bankruptcy attorney, or as she likes to call it: a debt and credit strategy attorney. She is licensed in California and North Dakota. Law was a second career for Jen, after working for ten years in insurance and underwriting. She opened her own law firm straight out of law school and realized that her undergraduate degree in business and an MBA made a huge difference in running a law firm as a business. She often speaks at conferences, bar associations, professional groups, and other trade associations on substantive issues for bankruptcy and debt, as well as on law practice marketing, technology, and management. Jen enjoys doing things that others say can’t be done and coming up with innovative ways to move the practice of law forward.

2026 Family Law Seminar 

October 1 & 2, 2026

Avalon Event Center

Fargo, North Dakota 

Sheyenne Ballroom & Dakota Ballroom 

Sleeping Rooms

Holiday Inn, Fargo, ND 

State Bar Association of ND Group Block

Attendees may call the hotel directly at 701-282-2700 (Option 0). Please instruct them to ask for the State Bar Association of ND Room Block to secure their reservation.

Please note the cutoff date for reservations is August 31. 

Jasper Hotel, Fargo, ND 

2026 State Bar Association Seminars Room Block Booking Link

They can also go to our website, www.jasperfargo.com, enter the dates of their stay and use the PROMO CODE: 7674123.

            Here is the booking link for your guests to make reservations: State Bar Association of ND Family Law Seminar sleeping room booking link. 

2026 Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section Seminar  

Thursday & Friday, December 3 & 4, 2026

Jasper Hotel

215 Broadway N. Fargo, ND 58102

2026 State Bar Association Seminars Room Block Booking Link

They can also go to our website, www.jasperfargo.com, enter the dates of their stay and use the PROMO CODE: 7674123.

Save the Date! More Information Coming Soon!

2027 SBAND ANNUAL MEETING

June 16 -18, 2027

Delta Hotel, Fargo, ND (Delta Layout)

1635 42nd Street SW, Fargo, North Dakota, USA, 58103

Tel: +1 701-277-9000