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EDUCATION
Michael L. Wagner received an A.A. degree from UND-Williston Center in 1983, a B.B.P.A degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota in 1985, and a J.D. degree, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1988.  He is a former law clerk to the Supreme Court of North Dakota. 

LICENSURES
Wagner is licensed to practice before all state and federal courts in North Dakota, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Tax Court.

Wagner is a member of the Big Muddy Bar Association and State Bar Association of North Dakota.

COMPUTER
Wagner has presented a number of seminars on law office automation, networking, using word processors in the law office, using personal information managers in the law office, and using databases in the law office.

BUSINESS
Michael L. Wagner is the owner of Wagner Law Firm, P.C. where he practices primarily business/estate planning, litigation, taxation, and bankruptcy.

BANKRUPTCY
Michael L. Wagner was on June 15, 1995 appointed to the panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the District of North Dakota, being appointed as trustee in approximately 70-100 cases per month. He is a member of the National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees.

COMMUNITY & PROFESSINOAL AFFAIRS

-- Member of the original committee which drafted the limited liability company legislation now codified as chapter 10-32 of the North Dakota Century Code (1992-1993)

- Member of the original committee which drafted the limited liability partnership legislation now codified as chapter 45-22 of the North Dakota Century Code (1994-1995)

- President of the Big Muddy Bar Association (the local district bar association) (1997)

- Past Member, Joint Committee on Attorney Standards. The committee is charged with the duty to develop and recommend changes to the rules relating to the professional conduct of attorneys. (1995-1999)

PREVIOUS SEMINARS PRESENTED BY MICHAEL L. WAGNER

COMPUTER & LAW OFFICE MGMT

ECF and Beyond: Working Toward a Paperless Office, Annual Convention of the National Association of Legal Assistants, July 15, 2005, Kansas City, MO

Working Toward a Paperless Office & Digital Recording of § 341 Meetings, presented in the following venues: 

Chapter 7 Panel Trustee Seminar, District of Minnesota, June 15, 2004, Minneapolis, MN 

Region 19 Panel Trustee Seminar, January 30, 2003, Denver, CO 

Annual Convention of National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, September 7, 2003, Washington, DC

Computerized Law Office Management, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota, February 11, 2002

The Business of Law & A Day in the Life of an Attorney, State Bar Association of North Dakota Annual Convention, June 11, 1999

Office Automation: WordPerfect 7.0 Macros and Shortcuts - Using a Database to Prepare for Trial, 1998 Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants Spring Seminar

E-Mail on the Internet, Confidentiality Issues and More; Researching on the Internet, 1997 Family Law Seminar, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota/Family Law Section, November 20, 1997

Using a Database to Prepare for Trial, North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association, October 1, 1997

Low Cost Networking & Office Automation, State Bar Association of North Dakota, June 12, 1996

Office Automation: WordPerfect Macros and Shortcuts - Using a Database to Prepare for Trial, 1996 Western Dakota Association of Legal Assistants Spring Seminar

Fundamentals of Law Office Automation, Young Lawyers Section Fundamentals Series, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota/Young Lawyers Section, November 12, 1993

Personal Information Management Systems for the Law Office, sponsored by the Big Muddy Bar Association, October 14, 1993

Fundamentals of Law Office Automation, State Bar Association of North Dakota Annual Convention, June 12, 1992

Fundamentals of Law Office Automation, Young Lawyers Section Fundamentals Series, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota/Young Lawyers Section, November 14, 1991

ESTATE PLANNING/PROBATE
The seminars presented in this area are too numerous to list. Wagner speaks and teaches on this subject several times a year.
 

BUSINESS PLANNING
Introduction to Limited Liability Companies, North Dakota Statewide SBA/Banker Conference, sponsored by the Small Business Administration, September 29, 1993 

Limited Liability Companies: The Entity of Choice in North Dakota, sponsored by the National Business Institute, September 9, 1993

BANKRUPTCY
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy from the Perspective of the Trustee, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota, July 2, 1997 

Streamlining the Job of a Panel Trustee, First Annual Trustee's Seminar sponsored by the Office of the United States Trustee, Region 12, September 24, 1996 

TAXATION

Ethics in Tax & Estate Planning, Annual Taxation Section Seminar, sponsored by the State Bar Association of North Dakota, May 20, 1994 

North Dakota Sales and Use Tax, sponsored by the National Business Institute, Inc., August 25, 1992
 

ARTICLES WRITTEN BY MICHAEL L. WAGNER

Rock, Paper, PDF: Working Toward the Paperless Office, Facts & Findings, May 2005 (published by the National Association of Legal Assistants)

Trends in Technology: New Ideas to Maximize Profits, Gavel, Vol. 41 No. 3, April/May, 1994

 Windows 95, Gavel, October/November, 1995

 West's New KeyCite Worth a Try, Gavel, October/November, 1997

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

Served in the following capacities over the last several years: President, Big Muddy Bar Association; Vice President, Big Muddy Bar Association; Secretary/Treasurer, Big Muddy Bar Association; Moderator (President) Century Baptist Church, Bismarck; Board Member, Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce; Board Member, Professional Christian Resource Center, providing various counseling and adoption services; Board Member, Steer, Inc, an international missions organization

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