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30 Gavel 1 (1983-1984)

handle is hein.barjournals/gavel0016 and id is 1 raw text is: THE GAVEL OCTOBER, 1983 Published by the State Bar Association of NodtWDak,. a Volume 30, No. 2 RESULTS ARE IN FROM THE SBAND ECONOMIC SPECIAL SURVEY SUBCOMMITTEE The average North Dakota attorney in The following is the average net income BEGINS WORK ON 1982 had a net income of $35,000 to correlated with years admitted to the bar: NEW RULES OF $45,000, worked 41 to 50 hours a week and charged $51.00 to $75.00 an hour, 9 Less than 2 years; $10,001 to PROFESSIONAL according to the SBAND economic $20,000. CONDUCT survey taken last Spring. * 2 to 5 years; $20,001 to $30,000. C e More than 5 years but less than The Professional Conduct Subcommittee Two hundred and forty-eight attorneys 10; $30,001 to $40,000. of the Attorney Standards Committee has answered the survey, although not every e More than 10 years but less than 20; begun adapting the recently approved attorney answered every question. The $40,001 to $50,000. ABA Model Rules of Professional Con- final seven questions on firm size, hour- e More than 20 years; $50,001 to duct to North Dakota. ly rate, overhead, week, billing method $75,000. and office management were answered Speaking at the first meeting of the sub- by private practitioners only. The averages were rounded to the near- committee on September 9, Chairwoman est category. Eight per cent of those in Christine Hogan said that the present The survey showed a wide range of net practice more than 20 years said they had Rules were very different from the Kutak incomes. Twenty-two point six per cent incomes of less than $10,000. Code which had some bad publicity. earned $50,001 to $75,000; 18.9% earn- The Rules were adopted by the ABA after ed $30,001 to $40,000; 16.8% earned Of private practitioners, 48% (88) were years of study and revision, she said. $20,001 to $30,000; 15% earned in firms with 2 to 5 members, 18.6% (38) $40,001 to $50,000; 7.5% earned in firms with 6 to 10 members and 14.2% The first question was whether to follow $10,001 to $20,000; 6.7% earned (29) in firms with more than 10 members. the format of the present North Dakota $10,000 or less; and 4.6% earned over Twenty-four per cent said they were sole Code, making changes where necessary, $100,000. practitioners. or follow the format of the ABA Rules, (Cont'd on page two) adapting sections to North Dakota where necessary. JUSTICES PAULSON AND GIERKE TALK ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE COURT On October 1, 1983, Justice H. F. (Sparky) Gierke replaced Justice Wm. Paulson on the North Dakota Supreme Court. Here are their comments about the job of State Supreme Court Justice. Justice Paulson, how does it feel to be ending a long career? PAULSON: It's time to quit when your ahead. But, I may not be ending my career. I've been appointed surrogate judge. After 47 years it's time to take it a little easier and spend some time with children and grandchildren. Do you have any particular memories* from your years on the bench? PAULSON: There were many interest- ing cases. Boeing v. Omdahl took six months to write. It involved whether Boe- ing had to pay North Dakota sales tax. Boeing said they were immune from sales tax because they were employed by the federal government working on missile sites... The more recent hypnosis case was unusual. What was the most difficult type of case? PAULSON: The most challenging type of case often doesn't receive much public- ity.Constitutional law, statutory interpreta- tion and political questions are the most difficult. (Cont'd on page two) The 17-member Subcommittee was ap- pointed by the Chairman of the Attor- ney Standards Committee from members of that Committee and nominations by SBAND. Members of the Subcommittee and supporting staff predict it will be two years before the North Dakota version of the Rules is finished. During that time the Subcommittee and SBAND welcome your ideas and comments on the Rules.

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