North Dakota Lacey Act Law
United States of America v. Lacey Bernard Guyton, Jr., also known as Bu
Bismarck, North Dakota, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances (Count One), and one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl (Count Two). <br> <br> On October 17, 2020, officers executed a search warrant in Bismarck, North Dakota, following a multi-agency i... More...
$0 (11-17-2025 - ND)Michel Bryson Grosz v. Transunion, LLC
Fargo, North Dakota consumer credit law lawyer represented the Defendant on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> ... More...
$1 (08-27-2025 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. Jesse Norman White Bull </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Aberdeen, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Sexual Abuse of a Minor </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Kenel Man Convicted by Federal Jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (07-11-2025 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. Cameron Monte Smith </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Bismarck, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Destruction of Energy Facilities in Both North Dakota and South Dakota </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> U.S. Attorney's Office Announce Canadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Destruction of Energy Facilities in Both N... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - ND)State of South Dakota v. Victoria Brooke Reiswig
<h2><br> Bismarck, North Dakota corruption of a minor criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In 2023, Reiswig was charged with corruption of a minor, a class C felony, in violation of N.D.C.C. § 12.1-20-05(2). Reiswig filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds of corpus delicti, arguing the State lacked sufficient evidence to corroborate her confession and ther... More...
$0 (07-01-2024 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. Justin James Schneider </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault by Striking, Beating or Wounding </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Watauga Man Sentenced for Assault by Striking, Beating or Wounding</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Justin James Schneider, age 39, was indict... More...
$0 (08-16-2024 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. April Elizabeth Bergman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms Trafficking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jamestown, ND, Woman Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Trafficking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm </h2></center></b>... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. Elizabeth Bergman </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Firearms Trafficking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Jamestown, ND, Woman Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Firearms Trafficking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm</h2></center></b></... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - ND)Mark Splonskowski v. Erika White, et al.
Minot, North Dakota civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant challenging the constitutionality of a North Dakota state statute.<br> <br> COMPLAINT<br> <br> Plaintiff Mark Splonskowski brings this action for declaratory and permanent injunctive<br> relief against Defendant Erika White in her official capacity as the State Election Director of North<br> Dakota, alleging ... More...
$0 (02-02-2024 - ND)Thomas Wagstaff, et al. v. Allstate Insurance Company
Ogden, Utah insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.<br> <br> 31A-26-303. Unfair claim settlement practices.<br> (1) No insurer or person representing an insurer may engage in any unfair claim settlement practice under Subsections (2), (3), and (4).<br> (2) Each of the following acts is an unfair claim settlement pr... More...
$0 (02-05-2024 - ND)<h1> United States of America v. Vine Phillip Hayes </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Sioux Falls, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> </h2></center></i><br> <br> United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Rapid City... More...
$0 (01-29-2024 - ND)Chase Toulou v. Chippewa Resources Incorporated
Minot, North Dakota employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory under 29 U.S.C. 206, et seq., which provide:<br> <br> (a) Employees engaged in commerce; home workers in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; employees in American Samoa; seamen on American vessels; agricultural employeesEvery employer shall pay to each of his emplo... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - ND)Jason Robert Pederson, a/k/a Katheryn Pederson v. John Deere Electronic Solutions
Fargo, North Dakota pro se plaintiff without a lawyer sued the Defendant on a civil rights job discrimination theory.<br> <br> "The federal government enforces several laws that prohibit job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, and genetic information. These laws inc... More...
$0 (09-08-2023 - ND)United States of America v. Cody John O’Hara
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Receipt of Materials Containing Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender. <br> <br> This case came to the attention of law enforcement after a United States Probation Officer discovered child pornography on O'Hara's cellphone. Cody John O'Hara, age 35, of Cavalier, North Dakota, was previously conv... More...
$0 (08-10-2023 - ND)United States of America v. Cody John O'Hara
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Receipt of Materials Containing Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.<br> <br> It came to the attention of law enforcement after a United States Probation Officer discovered child pornography on Cody John O'Hara's cellphone. O'Hara, age 35, was previously convicted of Possession and Receipt of M... More...
$0 (08-10-2023 - ND)Michael Becvar and Laurie Becvar v. IMT Insurance Company and Warden Insurance Company
Rapid City, South Dakota insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.<br> <br> "South Dakota law recognizes a cause of action for bad faith breach of an insurance contract. To succeed in a bad faith claim, the plaintiff must prove the following elements:<br> <br> The defendant is an insurance company.<br> The defendant ... More...
$0 (08-07-2023 - ND)Joshua Ketterling v. Brian Braaten
Fargo, North Dakota personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a negligence theory.<br> <br> "North Dakota personal injury law is a set of rules that govern the liability of individuals and businesses for injuries that they cause to others. The law is designed to compensate victims of negligence for their injuries and losses.<br> <br> To be successful in a personal injury l... More...
$1 (08-07-2023 - ND)United States of America v. Daniel Vivas Ceron
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with for his role in operating a fentanyl enterprise from a Canadian prison.<br> <br> Daniel Vivas Ceron, age 42, a Columbian national, was extradited from Panama to the United States on January 25, 2017, with significant assistance from the Justice Department's Office of International Affairs.<br> <br> On July 12, 2019, Cer... More...
$0 (07-27-2023 - ND)United States of America v. Jaret Wooden Knife
Pierre, South Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with sexual abuse of a minor.<br> <br> Jaret Wooden Knife, age 24, was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 8, 2022. He pled guilty on March 28, 2022.<br> <br> The conviction stemmed from an incident that occurred on January 10, 2020, in Mission, when Wooden Knife knowingly engaged in a sexual act with a minor fema... More...
$0 (06-24-2022 - ND)Christine Larson v. North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Bismarck, ND - Workers Compensation lawyer represented Appellant with appealing from a judgment of the Workforce Safety & Insurance. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> In a notice of decision dated January 27, 2021, Workforce Safety & <br> Insurance ("WSIâ€) informed Larson that it had determined Active Nutrition is <br> an em... More...
$0 (06-09-2022 - ND)State of North Dakota v. A.C., Child; L.C., Mother, and A.L., Father
<center><font color="red"><h2><fontcolor="red> Bismarck, ND - Parental Rights lawyer represented defendant with appealing from an order terminating his parental rights. </h2></font></b></i></font></center></center><br> <br> Although paternity testing established A.L. is the most likely father of <br> A.C., A.L.'s paternity of A.C. has never been formally established. A.L. is a<br> member of the Tu... More...
$0 (06-08-2022 - ND)United States of America v. Walter William Cartwright, III
Bismarck, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant who was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.<br> <br> <br> On June 6, 2022, defendant made his initial appearance in the above-entitled action and was arraigned. AUSA Rick Volk appeared on behalf of the United States. Assistant Federal Public Defender Christina Rudy appeared on defendant's behalf.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (06-06-2022 - ND)United States of America v. Abbot William Aho
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Abbot William Aho was charged with interference with commerce by threats or violence robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1951, which provides: <br> <br> (a) Whoever in any way or degree obstructs, delays, or affects commerce or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by robbery or ext... More...
$0 (04-12-2022 - ND)State of North Dakota v. Raymond Gunn
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyers represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Christopher Gunn, age 40, was charged with with murder for shooting and killing 41-year-old Eric Woodrow Hayes around 11 p.m. July 24 in the Loaf 'N Jug parking lot at 1201 N. University Drive in Fargo, across the street from North Dakota State University.<br> <br> Defendant claimed self ... More...
$0 (03-28-2022 - ND)Amy M. Axtman v. Myron A. Axtman
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Bismarck, ND - Divorce lawyer represented defendant contesting distribution of marital property. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> This is an appeal from a divorce action that was commenced in 2017. The <br> only issue was division of the parties' marital property. Included as part of the <br> parties' marital property was Myron Axtm... More...
$0 (02-01-2022 - ND)Steven Mark Orwig v. Mary Caroline Orwig
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Bismarck, ND - Divorce lawyer represented appelant with a <br> divorce judgment distributing the parties' property. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In September 2016, Steven Orwig sued Mary Orwig for divorce. They coowned Orwig's Livestock Supplements, Inc. ("OLSâ€); Orwigs Tubs <br> International, Inc. ("OTIâ€); and MVP... More...
$0 (02-01-2022 - ND)Tania Gerving, nka Tania Tschaekofske, aka Tania Hintz v. Dean Gerving and State of North Dakota
<center><h3><font color="red"><h2><font color="red"> Bismarck, ND - Divorce lawyer represented Defendant contesting modification of his child support obligation. </h3></font></b></i></center></font><br> <br> In 2017, Gerving and Tania Gerving, now known as Tania Tschaekofske,<br> divorced. They have two children together and agreed to have equal residential <br> responsibility for the children. A ... More...
$0 (01-26-2022 - ND)United States of America v. Josiah Thomas Aguilar
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Josiah Thomas Aguilar, age 21, Dilworth, MN, was charged with two counts of Interference with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery; Use of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Crime of Violence; Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute and Distribute Controlled Subs... More...
$0 (12-13-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Summit Midstream Partners LLC
Williston, North Dakota criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with violating the Clear Water Act.<br> <br> The pipeline company responsible for the discharge of 29 million gallons of oil-contaminated "produced water†– a waste product of hydraulic fracturing – was sentenced to pay a $15 million criminal fine and serve a three year period of probation today by ... More...
$0 (12-08-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Harleigh Josette Haugen
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Harleigh Josette Haugen, age 20, Fargo, ND, was charged with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Robbery. <br> <br> Investigation revealed that from May and continuing through June 2019, Haugen and Jordan Daniel Kraft, age 21, Fargo, ND, conspired with a group of young males and females to rob custo... More...
$0 (11-15-2021 - ND)Patricia Robertson v. United States of America
Fargo, North Dakota personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a federal tort claims act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident caused by a federal government employee. ... More...
$0 (08-19-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Hampton Corporation, Inc., et al.
Fargo, North Dakota civil litigation lawyers represented Defendant accused for violating the Fair Housing Act.<br> <br> Hampton Corporation Inc. and several related individuals and entities agreed to settle a federal lawsuit alleging that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to design and construct apartment complexes and a rental office in ... More...
$0 (08-16-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Rufus E. Dennis
Omaha, Nebraska criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with one count of Attempted Interference with Interstate Commerce by way of Robbery, one count of possessing a firearm during and in furtherance of a crime of violence, and one count of felon in possession of a firearm due to his prior murder conviction and one count of possession of a stolen weapon.<br> <br> Rufus E. Dennis, ... More...
$0 (08-06-2021 - ND)Lorenzo Traveras Pemberton v. State of North Dakota
<center><h2><font color="red"> Bismarck, ND - Criminal defense attorney represented Lorenzo Traveras Pemberton with aggravated assault, interference with an emergency call, and felonious restraint charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> We described the evidence presented to the jury in State v. Pemberton, <br> 2019 ND 157, ¶¶ 2-7, 930 N.W.2d 125, and we will not repeat those facts here... More...
$0 (05-28-2021 - ND)State of North Dakota v. Kari Leanne Riggin
<center><h2><font color="red"> Bismarck, ND - Criminal defense attorney represented Kari Leanne Riggin with appealing from a criminal judgment charge for violation of an Executive Order. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> On March 13, 2020, Governor Doug Burgum declared a state <br> of emergency and activated the North Dakota State Emergency Operations <br> Plan via Executive Order ("E.O.â�... More...
$0 (05-28-2021 - ND)Larry A. Froistad v. State of North Dakota
<center><h2><font color="red">Bismarck, North Dakota - Criminal defense attorney represented Larry Froistad with a murder charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 1998, Froistad pled guilty to murdering his daughter by setting fire to <br> his residence when she was inside. In 2000, Froistad filed his first application <br> for postconviction relief, arguing: (1) the district court faile... More...
$0 (05-28-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Teon Tyrik Berry
Fargo, North Dakota criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with armed robbery.<br> <br> Teon Tyrik Berry, age 20, of Fargo, ND, was charged with Interfere with Commerce by Threats and Violence – Hobbs Act Robbery. <br> <br> On June 6, 2019, Berry and a group of young males and one female robbed a customer of commercial sex. Berry's co-defendants posted an advertisement on "Sk... More...
$0 (05-16-2021 - ND)Cody Michael Atkins v. State of North Dakota
<center><h2><font color="red">Bismarck, ND - Criminal defense attorney represented Cody Atkins with <i> appealing from district court orders denying his application for post-conviction relief and his motion to reconsider.</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Atkins pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition in 2015. This Court <br> affirmed Atkins's criminal judgment. State v. Atkins, 2016 ND 13, ... More...
$0 (03-16-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Stephen Todd Reisinger
Bismarck, North Dakota obstruction of justice charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Stephen Todd Reisinger, age 50, from Kalispell, Montana, who was charged with obstruction of OSHA proceeding.<br> <br> Reisinger was a maintenance manager at Nabors Completion and Production Services Company (NCPS) at its Williston facility. He supervised approximately 40 employees, including 28-yea... More...
$0 (03-09-2021 - ND)United States of America v. Larry Gene Childers
Bismarck, North Dakota Lacey Act Violation criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Larry Gene Childers, Jr., age 52 of Seaford, VA, who was charged with the Unlawful Transport of Wildlife in Foreign Commerce (Lacey Act Violation).<br> <br> On October 17, 2019, Childers unlawfully transported 171 pounds of unidentifiable migratory waterfowl meat, approximately 207 birds, into the United Sta... More...
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