MEMBERS OF FIRM
J. Thomas Traynor, Jr. (Member) born Devils Lake, North Dakota, June 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, North Dakota. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1977; J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Case Comment Editor, University of North Dakota Law Review, 1979-1980. Municipal Judge, 1983-1984. Devils Lake City Attorney, 1993. Member: Lake Region (President, 1980-1983) and Northeast Jud. Dist. Bar Assns.; State Bar Assn. of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Debtor Creditor Law; Real Estate Title Insurance (Licensed Agent) Law; General Practice; Estate Planning; Probate; Wills and Trusts; Municipal Law; Loans.Email: J. Thomas Traynor, Jr.
Daniel M. Traynor (Member) born Devils Lake, North Dakota, May 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, North Dakota, Minnesota and U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota; Spirit Lake Sioux Tribal Court; Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Court. Education: University of North Dakota (B.A., 1994; J.D., with distinction, 1997). Delta Theta Phi. Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, North Dakota Law Review, 1996-1997. Law Clerk, Hon. Gerald W. Vande Walle, Chief Justice, North Dakota Supreme Court, 1997-1998. Extern, Hon. Patrick A. Conmy, U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota, 1995. Author: North Dakota Law Review, 72 N.D. L. Rev. 745, 1996. Republican National Committee, 2001-2003. City Prosecutor, City of Devils Lake, North Dakota, 1998. Member: Lake Region, Northeast Jud. Dist., Minnesota State and American Bar Assns.; State Bar of North Dakota; Defense Research Institute; North Dakota Defense Lawyers Assn.; Republican National Lawyers Assn.; American Law Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Business Litigation.Email: Daniel M. Traynor
OF COUNSEL
John T. Traynor (Of Counsel) born Devils Lake, North Dakota; admitted to bar, 1951, North Dakota. Education: United States Naval Academy and University of North Dakota (B.A., 1949); University of North Dakota (J.D., 1951). 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). Member: Lake Region Bar Assn.; State Bar Assn. of North Dakota. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Trust Administration Law; Wills Law.
ASSOCIATE
Michael Hurly (Associate) born Kansas City, Kansas, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, North Dakota. Education: North Dakota State University (B.A., 2000); University of North Dakota (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk, Hon. Joe L. Hagel and Hon. Gary L. Day, 16th Montana Jud. Dist. Member: Lake Region and Northeast Jud. Dist. Bar Assns. State Bar Assn. of North Dakota. Practice Areas: Property Law; Automobile Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Michael Hurly