Bismarck, ND

Mark V. Larson

Mark V. Larson is the founder of Larson Law Injury & Accident Lawyers. He is a Certified Civil Trial Specialist and a Certified Civil Practice Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and a Certified Public Accountant. He has been practicing law since 1979 and is admitted to practice in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Steven J. Leibel

Steven J. Leibel graduated from North Dakota State University in 1997 and received his Juris Doctorate in 2001 from Baylor Law School. He is licensed in North Dakota. His practice focuses on personal injury, business litigation, insurance claims/bad faith, and construction litigation. He is AV® PreeminentTM rated by Martindale-Hubbell® and included in the Great Plains Super Lawyers list.

James R. Hoy

James (“Jim”) Hoy is a shareholder at Maring Williams Law Office licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota. He focuses on catastrophic car crashes, trucking disasters, oil-field incidents, and other preventable events. Super Lawyers has named Jim a Great Plains “Super Lawyer” in the personal injury category every year since 2023, after honoring him as a “Rising Star” from 2017 through 2021. Best Lawyers in America has recognized him annually since 2022 in the plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation category, including being named a “Lawyer of the Year” in 2023. Since 2024, Best Lawyers in America has also recognized him in the commercial litigation category and, since 2025, the plaintiffs’ product liability litigation category. Jim earned a business management degree and an MBA from the University of North Dakota, where he was a two-year captain of the men’s basketball team. He attended the UND School of Law, serving as editor-in-chief of the North Dakota Law Review, president of the Student Trial Lawyers Association, and competing on the moot court team. He was elected to the Order of Barristers. Following law school, Jim clerked for North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Dale V. Sandstrom. He has served in numerous capacities in various legal and community organizations, including as an executive board member and a past president of the North Dakota Association for Justice, as a past chairperson of North Dakota’s Pattern Jury Instruction Commission, as the current chairperson of the North Dakota Federal Practice Committee, as a past vice-president of his church’s council, as a founder and the current president of his church’s foundation, and as the current president of Kindred Hoops, a youth basketball organization. He also coaches youth sports and serves as an assistant coach for the Kindred boys’ basketball team, earning a Community Service Award in 2021 and induction into the West Fargo High School Hall of Fame in 2025.

Duane A. Lillehaug

Duane A. Lillehaug's practice areas include personal injury, wrongful death, and insurance coverage disputes in both Minnesota and North Dakota. He is one of a select group of attorneys in North Dakota that is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He has been listed as a 'Litigation Star' by Benchmark Litigation, selected for the inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (in the practice areas of personal injury - plaintiffs, and product liability litigation - plaintiffs) and recognized as a Great Plains Super Lawyer by Thomson-Reuters in its publication Supers Lawyers. Duane grew up in rural Adams County, North Dakota, and graduated from high school in Lemmon, South Dakota. He received his undergraduate B.A. degree from North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, in 1971, and graduated, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1975. After serving one year as a law clerk with the North Dakota Supreme Court, his practice has focused on trial law in North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota for over 40 years. Duane has served as President of the Minnesota Association for Justice, President of the Ronald N. Davies Inn of Court, and as a member of the Civil Trial Certification Council of the Minnesota State Bar Association. Aside from his service to the legal community, Duane is a past Chair of the Board of the Minn-kota Chapter of the American Red Cross, and was a member of the national organization’s Resolutions Committee. He has also served on and chaired the Midwest/North Central Regional Committee for the American Red Cross.

David R. Bliss

David R. Bliss is a well-established trial lawyer focusing on personal injury, medical malpractice, business litigation, and energy and water disputes. He is licensed in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota state and federal courts, as well as the United States Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States Court of Federal Claims, and the United States Supreme Court. He has over 30 years of experience and has served as past president of the North Dakota Trial Lawyers Association and a state governor for the American Association of Justice.

Rick Sand is a graduate of the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a licensed attorney in the states of North Dakota, Minnesota, Arizona as well numerous Federal Jurisdictions. During law school Mr. Sand interned for the Alaska Department of Administration’s Office of Public Advocacy. While at the Office of Public Advocacy Mr. Sand advocated for indigent clients accused of criminal offenses within the Municipality of Anchorage. Mr. Sand focusses on representing clients in criminal defense and personal injury matters. In addition, he worked as contract counsel for the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents. Mr. Sand enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and kids. Rick has litigated numerous cases that have resulted in successful outcomes for his clients at all stages of litigation. Rick’s community involvement has consisted of volunteering at elderly care facilities as well as coaching Special Olympics - most notably as a volunteer during the Special Olympics Winter World Games in Boise, Idaho. In his spare time Rick enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his wife and kids.

Bill Sand attended college at Hamline University, where he served as captain of the men’s baseball team. During law school, Mr. Sand received a concentration in Criminal Litigation and was awarded the Honorable Louis M. Welsh Endowed Scholarship. This award is given to the student who best “exemplifies the highest ethical standards and believes in the humanity of the law” and who demonstrates a “passionate desire to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a trial lawyer.” While in law school, Bill spent time with a civil litigation firm, monitored and reported on various state agencies, and worked at a law library where he conducted legal research for attorneys and professors. His legal journey brought him to Alaska, where he successfully represented numerous indigent clients facing criminal charges. He later entered the field of Special Education Law and has since helped obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in services for parents to meet the educational needs of their disabled children. Most recently, Bill has handled a large number of Criminal Defense and Personal Injury cases for his clients. He has experienced uncommon success, with an abnormally high success rate at all stages of litigation-from jury verdicts to judicial rulings in favor of his clients. Outside of the law, Bill enjoys playing music, hiking, and spending time with family. He is involved with the Special Olympics, has volunteered at care centers for the elderly, and founded several youth baseball camps.