Background
Thiem, Rebecca S. was born on November 12, 1950 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
Thiem, Rebecca S. was born on November 12, 1950 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.
Valparaiso University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of North Dakota (Juris Doctor, 1980). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Moot Court.
Member, Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Judge Myron H. Bright, United States. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981.
Associate, Degnan, McElroy, Lamb, Camrud, Maddock & Olson, Grand Forks, 1981-1982.
Worked at Zuger Kirmis & Smith (Bismarck, North Dakota) specializing in Tort and Commercial Litigation. Insurance, Products Liability, Corporation, Malpractice, Real Estate, Labor Law, Public Utilities and Administrative Law, Probate, Natural Resources. Admitted to the bar, 1980, North Dakota.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and United States. District Court, District of North Dakota. 1983, Minnesota.
Phi Delta Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Moot Court. Member, Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Judge Myron H. Bright, United States.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981. Associate, Degnan, McElroy, Lamb, Camrud, Maddock & Olson, Grand Forks, 1981-1982.
Member: Big Muddy (Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988.
President, 1988) and American (Member, Ad-Hoc Committee on State Justice Initiatives) Bar Associations. State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1996-1997. Secretary-Treasurer and Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990.
Inquiry Committee West, 1990-1991.
Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1988). Member, State Board of Bar Examiners, 1991.
President, 1996. Member, Supreme Court and State Bar of North Dakota Attorney Standards Committee, 1988-1994.
Member, Joint Committee on Attorney Standards, 1994. Member, Federal Practice Committee, 1996.
Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Group for District of North Dakota, 1994). North Dakota Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993, 1995-1996).
Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle American Inn of Court.
Board of Directors, American Judicature Society. Zuger Kirmis & Smith was founded at about the same time the State of North Dakota was formed and possesses an especially broad base of litigation and other legal experience. The firm serves the entire state and has attorneys licensed in North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois and Montana offering a wide range of legal services.
The firm is actively involved in the North Dakota State Bar Association, continuing legal education seminars, civil affairs and other professional associations.
Zuger Kirmis & Smith has a support staff composed of highly trained paralegals and nurse consultants.
Member, Board of Editors, North Dakota Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Judge Myron H. Bright, United States. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1980-1981.
Associate, Degnan, McElroy, Lamb, Camrud, Maddock & Olson, Grand Forks, 1981-1982.
Member: Big Muddy (Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1988. President, 1988) and American (Member, Ad-Hoc Committee on State Justice Initiatives) Bar Associations.
State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1996-1997. Secretary-Treasurer and Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1990.
Inquiry Committee West, 1990-1991.
Chairperson, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1988). Member, State Board of Bar Examiners, 1991. President, 1996; Member, Supreme Court and State Bar of North Dakota Attorney Standards Committee, 1988-1994.
Member, Joint Committee on Attorney Standards, 1994.
Member, Federal Practice Committee, 1996. Member, Civil Justice Reform Acting Advisory Group for District of North Dakota, 1994).
North Dakota Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1993, 1995-1996). Judge Bruce M. Van Sickle American Inn of Court.
Board of Directors, American Judicature Society.