John T. Traynor
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Estate Planning Law; Trust Administration Law; Wills Law
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Admitted
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1951, North Dakota
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Law School
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University of North Dakota, J.D.
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Member
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Lake Region Bar Assn.; State Bar Assn. of North Dakota.
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Biography
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Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. Member, Grievance Committee, State Supreme Court, 1966-1967. State Senator, 1990 (re-elected 1994, 1998 and 2002). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
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Born
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Devils Lake, North Dakota
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ISLN
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903084978
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History
Biography
Jack is a native of Devils Lake and graduated from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1951. He remains active in all phases of the law with particular interest in trusts, estates and probate. He is a long-time member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Jack is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in North Dakota as well as the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He served as a Director of a major bank in the Devils Lake community for over 25 years and was actively involved when the bank was sold in 1997. Jack just finished a term as Chairman of a National Foundation with assets of over Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars.
Jack was National President of the American Elks Association (B.P.O.E.) in 1985-86 and visited forty-eight states, Panama, and Puerto Rico. He continues to be very active in the Elks.
Jack was elected to the North Dakota State Senate in 1990. He is Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Natural Resources Committee. He is presently serving on the Interim Judicial Processing Committee. In 1999, the State Bar Association of North Dakota presented Jack with its Legislative Service Award recognizing his dedicated service to the people of North Dakota.
Jack and his wife Jane have five children and six grandchildren.
Areas of Practice
Estate Planning Law; Trust Administration Law; Wills Law
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF LAW
Juris Doctor (1951)
Elected to Order of The Coif
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
Bachelor of Arts (1949)
Admissions
State Bar Association of North Dakota (1951)
U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
Memberships
North Dakota State Senate (1990 - Present)
North Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee, Chairman
North Dakota Senate Natural Resources Committee
State Bar Association of North Dakota
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Alpha Delta
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Lake Region Bar Association
Northeast Judicial District Bar Association
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Reported Cases
Farmers Union Oil Co. of Devils Lake v. Central Surety & Ins. Co., 256 F.2d 603 (8th Cir. 1958).
State ex rel. Kusler v. Sinner, 491 N.W.2d 382 (N.D. 1992).
S.H. v. Petersen, 401 N.W.2d 694 (N.D. 1987).
Suburban Sales & Service, Inc. v. White, 326 N.W.2d 873 (N.D. 1982).
Estate of Snortland, 311 N.W.2d 36 (N.D. 1981).
Suburban Sales & Service, Inc. v. District Court of Ramsey County, 290 N.W.2d 247 (N.D. 1980).
Young v. White, 267 N.W.2d 799 (N.D. 1978).
Farmers Co-op. Ass'n of Churchs Ferry v. Cole, 239 N.W.2d 808 (N.D. 1976).
O'Brien v. North Dakota Workmen's Compensation Bureau, 222 N.W.2d 379 (N.D. 1974).
Berg v. Kremers, 193 N.W.2d 129 (N.D. 1971); Berg v. Kremers, 181 N.W.2d 730 (N.D. 1970).
Johnson v. Frelich, 165 N.W.2d 343 (N.D. 1969).
Berg v. Kremers, 154 N.W.2d 911 (N.D. 1967).
Andersen v. Standard Life and Acc. Ins. Co., 149 N.W.2d 378 (N.D. 1967).
Johnson v. Frelich, 153 N.W.2d 775 (N.D. 1967).
Putnam v. Dickinson, 142 N.W.2d 111 (N.D. 1966).
Cose v. Towner County, 102 N.W.2d 538 (N.D. 1959).
Henke v. Peyerl, 89 N.W.2d 1 (N.D. 1958).
Conaway v. Thompson, 78 N.W.2d 400 (N.D. 1956).
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