Supreme Court applicant resume

Profiles of the North Dakota Supreme Court applicants

Lisa K. Fair McEvers

Lisa K Fair McEvers

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1997
University of North Dakota Law School
J.D., with distinction

1993
University of North Dakota
BBA in Information Management, cum laude

1980
Minto High School
Diploma, honor student

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

My experience includes my present work as Cass County Assistant State's Attorney where I have prosecuted crimes in District Court, Juvenile Court, and Juvenile Drug Court. My current assignment is prosecuting controlled substance cases, nearly half of which are felonies. I have prosecuted numerous jury trials from misdemeanors to complex felony conspiracy cases with multiple defendants.

Broadening that background, I have represented clients on civil and criminal tax issues, clerked for Justice William A. Neumann at the North Dakota Supreme Court where I worked on more than 25 majority and dissenting opinions, and learned the workings of court procedure as Administrative Assistant to Presiding Judge James H. O'Keefe. The following highlights my professional affiliations:

Licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota
Admitted to U.S. District Court and U.S. Tax Court
Member of Judiciary Standards Committee and past member of the Judicial Education Committee of the North Dakota Supreme Court, ABA, Cass County Bar, and Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court

HONORS, AWARDS, COMMUNITY SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE:

The Fargo Police Dept. invited me to teach at the local site of the Lake Region State College Police Training Program where the cadets highly rated my knowledge and teaching skills.

I am honored to serve as Moderator of the Board of Deacons of First Presbyterian Church in Fargo, and work as a volunteer coach with the Christian Sports Commission Boys Basketball League.

Other involvements include the St. Andrews Brass; Chapter Y, P.E.O.; YWCA; and volunteering at the FM Community Theatre. While in Law School, I was named to the Order of Barristers, the North Dakota Law Review, Associate Editor, (published), and won the Carrigan Cup Oral Advocacy Competition.

FAMILY INFORMATION:

My husband, James P. McEvers, is a banker in Fargo and my son, Bill, is a freshman at the University of North Dakota. I also have three grown stepsons: Mark, Jon, and Jason.

April 27, 2005