The oldest integrated and mandatory bar association in the nation is the State Bar Association of North Dakota. Founded in 1899, the State Bar Association of North Dakota is committed to promoting justice while serving the needs of North Dakota lawyers and the public. The bar was originally established to ensure the integrity of legal services in the state and to provide education to the public about the criminal and civil justice systems. Today, the State Bar Association of North Dakota continues that tradition by providing programs such as continuing legal education, ethics opinions, lawyer assistance program, legal research technology, insurance programs, client protection funds, consumer protections against the unauthorized legal practice, and public legal educational information.
State Bar Association of North Dakota
504 North Washington
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501
The State Bar Association of North Dakota Brady List includes all known issues of misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. State Bar Association of North Dakota is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:
- Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
- US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1967);
- North Dakota Open Records Statute NDCC 44-04-18 et seq;
- Open Government Act S .248 (2007);
- Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
- Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.
