Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel, since January 1, 2007

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Municipal Bonding
• Municipal Law
• Water Law
• Probate

Representative Clients

• Cass County Joint Water Resource District
• Sheyenne River Joint Water Resource District
• Cass Rural Water
• City of Mapleton, ND
• City of Horace, ND
• City of Harwood, ND
• City of Kindred, ND
• Southeast Cass Water Resource District
• Maple River Water Resource District
• North Cass Water Resource District

West Practice Categories

State & Municipal Bonds & Financing, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• North Dakota, 1952

Certification/Specialties

• Nationally recognized bond counsel, National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1980

Professional Associations and Memberships

• North Dakota Municipal Attorneys Association, 1989 - 1990 (Charter President)
• Cass County Bar Association, 1969 - 1970 (President)
• State Bar Association of North Dakota, 1979 - 1986 (Legal Economics Section, Chair)
• Alerus Financial (formerly First National Bank ND), 1978 - 1989 (Director)
• North Dakota Water Users Association, 1973 - 1974 (President)
• West Fargo Chamber of Commerce, 1987 - 1988 (President)
• National Association of Bond Lawyers, 1975 - 2000 (Member)
• Maple River Golf Club, 1974 - 1977 (President)
• West Fargo Lions, 1966 - 1968 (President)
• Ohnstad Twichell, P. C., 1978 - 1986 (President)
• Ohnstad Twichell. P.C., 1987 - 2000 (Vice President)

Honors and Awards

• North Dakota Water Users Association Hall of Fame Inductee, 1998
• North Dakota Water Wheel Award, 1974
• Commodore in North Dakota (Mythical) Navy, 1974
• State Bar Association of North Dakota Outstanding Chairman, 1982
• Natural Resources Award by Greater North Dakota Association, 1981
• Charter President Award by the North Dakota Municipal Attorney Association, 1990
• Golden Book of Deeds Awards by Exchange Club, 1993
• Fargo-Moorhead Boss of Year Award by Legal Secretaries Association, 1988
• Community Leadership Award by Greater North Dakota Association, 2000

Past Employment Positions

• State Farm Mutual, Adjuster, 1952 - 1954
• Self-employed sole practitioner, 1954 - 1955

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1952
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  
  Law Review: University of North Dakota Law Review, 1950 - 1952

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi

References

• Alerus Financial (formerly First National Bank ND)
• City of West Fargo, West Fargo, ND
• State Bank of West Fargo, West Fargo, ND
• North Dakota Water Users Association, Bismarck, ND
• City of Fargo, Fargo, ND

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

P.O. Box 458
901 13th Av. E.
West Fargo, ND 58078-0458

Phones

(701) 282-3249

Faxes

(701) 282-0825

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ohnstadlaw.com
http://ohnstadlaw.lawoffice.com