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New chief public defender named for Divide, McKenzie and Williams counties Thursday, January 2, 2020

Williston Herald

The North Dakota Commission for Indigent Defense has selected Donald A. Sauviac, Jr. to serve as the supervising attorney for the Northwestern District of North Dakota, covering the counties of Williams, McKenzie and Divide.

He officially started in the position on Thursday, Dec. 26. Sauviac wrote that he was honored to have been selected to serve as the chief public defender for the region. He looks forward to bringing his 30 years of extensive legal experience to the role, as well as the opportunity to lead an energetic team to meet the growing needs of the Bakken.

Sauviac was born in New Orleans. He obtained a business administration degree and certificate of paralegal studies from the University of New Orleans. He worked as a corporate paralegal in a large firm and then went on to receive his juris doctorate degree from Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge Louisiana.
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