Disciplinary actions

North Dakota Attorney Disciplinary Actions

Based on the North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll) registration roster as of 2026-06-13, 48 North Dakota attorneys are disbarred and 28 are suspended of record. Status strings below are reproduced verbatim from the official source.

disbarred of record

suspended of record

2,100

not eligible to practice

Records (76 of 76)

Name	Bar #	Status	Official status of record	Location
Colin A Bailey	02837	Disbarred	Disbarred	Wahpeton, ND
Stephen J. Baird	07702	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Bruce C Britton	02795	Disbarred	Disbarred	Reston, VA
Eugene F Buresh	03557	Disbarred	Disbarred	Dickinson, ND
Paul T Crary	02755	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Gregory D.l. Daniel	09381	Disbarred	Disbarred	Houston, TX
Ronald M Dosch	02964	Disbarred	Disbarred	Devils Lake, ND
Terri Lynn Fahrenholtz	06211	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Nicole Ellan Foster	05865	Disbarred	Disbarred	Bangor, ME
William G Goetz	02967	Disbarred	Disbarred	Hettinger, ND
Jessica M. Hibl	06991	Disbarred	Disbarred	Pelican Rapids, MN
Randall Lynn Hoffman	04880	Disbarred	Disbarred	Jamestown, ND
Norman B Jenson	02171	Disbarred	Disbarred	Las Vegas, NV
Kent L Johnson	03161	Disbarred	Disbarred	Minot, ND
Bent Karlsen	05898	Disbarred	Disbarred	Henderson, NV
Michael E Keller	04188	Disbarred	Disbarred	Grand Forks, ND
F Lorene Whitesides Larson	02006	Disbarred	Disbarred	Mandan, ND
Rebecca Lee Lawler	06073	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Ervin J Lee	04312	Disbarred	Disbarred	Minot, ND
Patrick Leier	03677	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Robert M Light	04802	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
William Garfield Lince	02773	Disbarred	Disbarred	Mott, ND
William Maloney	00749	Disbarred	Disbarred	Wheelock, ND
Jesse D. Matson	07045	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Alan Martin McDonagh	05502	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Bruce Montgomery	03421	Disbarred	Disbarred	Eagan, MN
Talisa Ann Nemec	06155	Disbarred	Disbarred	Bismarck, ND
Anders L. Odegaard	08680	Disbarred	Disbarred	Warren, MN
David A Overboe	03054	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Donald L Peterson	03334	Disbarred	Disbarred	Minot, ND
Mark J. Pilch	09091	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Kevin Roy Query	03909	Disbarred	Disbarred	Brainerd, MN
Richard J Ramage	02607	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Kenneth S Rau	04530	Disbarred	Disbarred	Bismarck, ND
Sylvian Ross Roybal	03115	Disbarred	Disbarred	—
Robert J Schaefer	03982	Disbarred	Disbarred	Moorhead, MN
William Goldman Scher	05058	Disbarred	Disbarred	New York, NY
Lael L Schmidt	04208	Disbarred	Disbarred	Grand Forks, ND
Douglas Dale Sletten	03689	Disbarred	Disbarred	Garrison, ND
David Richard Spencer	07938	Disbarred	Disbarred	Marcellus, MI
Emmet A Sullivan	01471	Disbarred	Disbarred	Oakes, ND
Michael F Swensen	05062	Disbarred	Disbarred	Delano, MN
William P Teevens	03195	Disbarred	Disbarred	Yankton, SD
Rudolph Allen Tollefson	06050	Disbarred	Disbarred	Devils Lake, ND
Kenneth L Ulland	02938	Disbarred	Disbarred	Lisbon, ND
William S Williams	02551	Disbarred	Disbarred	Fargo, ND
Jospeh H Woell	02018	Disbarred	Disbarred	Casselton, ND
James Gregory Wolff	05963	Disbarred	Disbarred	Mohall, ND
Lee J Balerud	04059	Suspended	Suspended	Minot, ND
Julie Lynn Bruggeman	07165	Suspended	Suspended	Ada, MN
C Charles Chinquist	03027	Suspended	Suspended	Fargo, ND
Dale J Craft	04136	Suspended	Suspended	Fargo, ND
J Michael Dady	04356	Suspended	Suspended	Minneapolis, MN
Edwin W F Dyer	03638	Suspended	Suspended	Bismarck, ND
Dennis D Fisher	04148	Suspended	Suspended	Fargo, ND
Alvin J Fosaaen	02128	Suspended	Suspended	Cando, ND
John T Korsmo	03584	Suspended	Suspended	Fargo, ND
Terrence J Maddock	03006	Suspended	Suspended	New Town, ND
Trent William Mahler	05817	Suspended	Suspended	Milnor, ND
Loren Cay McCray	05174	Suspended	Suspended	Bismarck, ND
William E McKechnie	03795	Suspended	Suspended	Minnetonka, MN
Dale E Moug	02775	Suspended	Suspended	Grand Forks, ND
George Hawley Musson	01285	Suspended	Suspended	Tuttle, ND
Shane Douglas Peterson	05250	Suspended	Suspended	Williston, ND
James Posey	01078	Suspended	Suspended	Dawson, ND
Mark Andrew Raymond	05010	Suspended	Suspended	Grand Forks, ND
Donald Rorvig	03513	Suspended	Suspended	McFarland, WI
Steven Thomas Rosso	05141	Suspended	Suspended	St. Louis Park, MN
Michael Rodney Ruffenach	03824	Suspended	Suspended	Laporte, MN
Cheryl L Schubert-Madsen	04652	Suspended	Suspended	Orem, UT
Monty Jay Stensland	04910	Suspended	Suspended	Grand Forks, ND
Anne Elizabeth Summers	03928	Suspended	Suspended	Bismarck, ND
Cindy L Turcotte	08240	Suspended	Suspended	Williston, ND
John Fredrick Unwin	02227	Suspended	Suspended	Minot, ND
William P Vela	03978	Suspended	Suspended	San Rafael, CA
John E Widdel	03018	Suspended	Suspended	Grand Forks, ND

How to read these records

A status of disbarred or suspended reflects the official registration status published by the North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll). We reproduce the record; we do not interpret it. For the full order, dates, and any reinstatement, consult the official source. To report an error in a record, contact the licensing authority of record.

Itemized disciplinary orders (charges, dates, sanctions text) are not yet integrated for North Dakota; this page reflects current registration status only.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find out if a lawyer was disbarred or suspended in North Dakota?

Search their name or bar number in the lookup above, or scan the records list on this page. Each entry shows the official North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll) status of record. A status of disbarred or suspended means the attorney is not in good standing to practice at the time of the record.

How many North Dakota attorneys are disbarred or suspended?

48 North Dakota attorneys are disbarred and 28 are suspended of record per the North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll), as of 2026-06-13.

Is North Dakota attorney discipline public?

Yes. License status, including disbarment and suspension of record, is public information published by the North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll). Anyone can look up an attorney's current standing for free.

What is the difference between disbarred and suspended?

Disbarment removes an attorney's license to practice; suspension pauses it for a set period or until conditions are met. Both mean the attorney is not in good standing at the time of the record. Reinstatement, where it is allowed, is decided by the licensing authority.

Where can I find the full disciplinary order?

This page reflects the current registration status published by the North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll). For the underlying order — the charges, dates, and sanction text — consult the official source linked under Data sources below.

Data sources & last updated

Licensing roster & status: North Dakota Courts (Supreme Court attorney roll). Public licensing roster.
Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).

Look up any attorney's standing on the North Dakota attorney license lookup.

This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.