Vern C. NEFF

Background

Neff, Vern C. was born on January 17, 1927 in McClusky, North Dakota, United States.

Education

University of North Dakota (Bachelor of Science, 1951. Juris Doctor, with honors, 1952). Associate Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 1951-1952.

Order of the Coif.

Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant State's Attorney, Williams County, North Dakota. 1953-1954.

Career

Worked at Neff Cresap Rathert Eiken & Irigoin, Professional Corporation (Williston, North Dakota) specializing in General Civil Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1952, North Dakota. Associate Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 1951-1952.

Order of the Coif.

Member, American Arbitration Association Panel of Neutrals. Member: State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1978-1979. Chairman, Attorney Standards Committee, 1986—).

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Fellow: American Board of Trial Advocates. American Bar Foundation (Life Member).

The lawyers and staff of Neff Cresap Rathert Eiken & Irigoin, Professional Corporation are committed to providing quality legal services to all the firm"s clients at a reasonable cost in a confidential, courteous, efficient, prompt and responsive manner. Since the organization of the firm in 1951, its lawyers and staff have earned the recognition and respect of clients, the bar and the bench for their work in a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions, oil and gas law, government regulatory and administrative proceedings, banking, probate and trust matters, insurance and commercial defense litigation, family law, criminal defense, and personal injury litigation.

Achievements

• VERN NEFF has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Upper Missouri and American Bar Associations. State Bar Association of North Dakota (President, 1978-1979. Member, Committees on: Executive, 1977- 1980.

Secional Meetings, 1954-1956.

Pattern Jury Instructions, 1966. Member, 1965-1967 and Chairman, 1967-1968.

1971-1972, Legal Economics Committee. Chairman, Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts Committee, 1985- 1987.

Chairman, Attorney Standards Committee, since 1986).

Association of the Bars of the Northwestern Plains and Mountains. American Judicature Society. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

American Counsel Association.

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.

Association of Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners.