North Dakota
Regulatory profile maintained from Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10).
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Last reviewed 2026-09-10. Always confirm the current rule on the official source before acting.
Bar & Regulation
- Bar / regulatory authority
- State Bar Association of North Dakota
- Attorney registration lookup
- www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndroc/rule-…
- Rules of professional conduct
- www.sband.org/ethics
- Ethics opinions
- www.sband.org/page/EthicsOpinions
- Ethics hotline
- Research pending
- Mandatory bar
- Research pending
- Client security fund
- www.sband.org/page/CSF
Trust Accounts & Fees
- IOLTA authority
- North Dakota Bar Foundation IOLTA Program
- Trust recordkeeping rules
- Under ND RPC 1.15, complete records of trust account funds and property must be kept and preserved for a period of six years after termination of the representation.
- Fee agreement requirements
- Under ND RPC 1.5, the scope of representation and basis or rate of fee must be communicated to the client preferably in writing, and contingent fees must be in writing signed by the client.
- Flat-fee / advance-fee treatment
- Research pending
- Limited-scope representation
- Research pending
CLE & Advertising
- CLE authority
- North Dakota Continuing Legal Education Commission
- Current CLE requirements
- Active attorneys must complete 45 approved CLE hours every 3-year reporting period, including at least 3 hours of ethics.
- Advertising / solicitation rules
- www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofcond…
- Trade-name / firm-name rules
- Under ND RPC 7.1 and 7.5, a trade name may be used if it is not false or misleading and does not imply a connection with a governmental agency or public/charitable organization.
Practice & Remote
- Remote / virtual practice guidance
- Research pending
- Multijurisdictional / UPL rules
- Research pending
- Succession / designated-successor
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurance rules
- Research pending
- Data security / breach guidance
- Research pending
- Permitted entity types
- Research pending
Business Formation
- Secretary of State
- sos.nd.gov
- State tax department
- www.tax.nd.gov
- Local business registration
- Research pending
Courts & E-Filing
- State court homepage
- www.ndcourts.gov
- Trial court directory
- Research pending
- Appellate court directory
- Research pending
- E-filing portal
- www.ndcourts.gov/court-administration/efiling-info…
- Court forms
- www.ndcourts.gov/legal-self-help
- Civil procedure rules
- Research pending
- Rules of evidence
- Research pending
- Case-law search
- www.ndcourts.gov/supreme-court/opinions
- Statutes / codes
- www.legis.nd.gov
- Regulations / admin decisions
- Research pending
Federal Courts
- Federal district courts
- Research pending
- Federal bankruptcy courts
- Research pending
- Federal court admission
- Research pending
- Pro hac vice rules
- Under Admission to Practice Rule 3, non-resident attorneys must associate with local active counsel, submit an application with fee to the State Board of Law Examiners, and obtain court approval.
Support & Resources
- Lawyer assistance / wellness
- www.sband.org/page/LAP
- Law libraries
- Research pending
- Practice management assistance
- Research pending
- Incubators / mentoring / referral
- Research pending
- Malpractice insurers / guidance
- Research pending
Verification record
- Review date
- 2026-09-10
- Source authority
- Official state bar, court, and regulatory websites (compiled via web research 2026-09-10)
- Status
- Verified
2026-09-10: Regulatory links and rule summaries added from official primary sources.
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