June 2022 Newsletter

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BOARD OF BAR COMMISSIONERS Minutes, April 22, 2022 SpringHill Suites, Charleston II Deadwood, South Dakota

President William Garry called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. Mountain Time on Friday, April 22, 2022, in Deadwood, South Dakota. Present at the meeting were Garry, President Elect Lisa Marso, Commissioners Aasen (via Zoom), Christensen (via Zoom), Dougherty, Kempema, King, Pickar (via Zoom), Richter, Roby, Skjoldal, Tiede, and Trefz. Also, present during all or part of the meeting were Executive Director/Secretary-Treasurer Andrew Fergel, Strategic Plan Coordinator Elizabeth Overmoe (via Zoom), Assistant Director Nicole Ogan, Communications Director Tracie Bradford, Access to Justice, Inc. Coordinator Denise Langley (via Zoom), LAP Director Rebecca Porter, YLS President Ole Olesen (via Zoom), Dean of the USD Knudson School of Law, Neil Fulton, Practice Rules Revision Committee Chair John Burke, and Erika Olson (via Zoom). Minutes of February 16, 2022, Meeting: Commissioner Trefz moved to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2022, meeting held via Zoom. Commissioner Skjoldal seconded the motion. Motion passed. Young Lawyers Section Report: Ole Olesen, President of the Young Lawyers Section reported on the Section’s ongoing activities for this fiscal year. Lawyers Assistance Program Report: Lawyers Assistance Program Director Rebecca Porter reported on the activities of the LAP program and her work for the program since her last report. Ms. Porter’s oral report was supplemented with a written report that was included in the Commission’s meeting materials. Alternative Pathways to Bar Admission Discussion: Neil Fulton, Dean of the USD Knudson School of Law, met with the Commission to discuss alternative pathways to bar admission. Dean Fulton described what other jurisdictions are doing in this area and answered questions of the Commission. Both the Commission and Dean Fulton agreed that this was a discussion that would continue. Association Healthcare Plan: Dan Maguire met with the Commission to talk about an association healthcare plan for the State Bar of South Dakota. As part of his presentation to the Commission, Mr. Maguire answered questions and described five plan options that would be available for selection under an association plan. Mr. Maguire also presented proposed rates for each plan option. The Commission did not take any action after Mr. Maguire’s presentation as it elected to take additional time to consider the information presented.

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