Oakes Lawyers

I have been an attorney since 2008. I began my practice in Wisconsin where I focused in the areas of criminal defense, DUI, family law, and general civil litigation.

I have lived in North Dakota since 2016 where I was a public defender for two years and a prosecutor for 1 year. Currently, I practice in the areas of criminal defense, DUI, family law, estate planning, real estate and bankruptcy.

It is my mission to provide excellent service to my clients through giving accurate and honest legal advice and representation in any matter, regardless of complexity of case.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES Born November 1, 1962 in Jamestown, ND Fifth-generation North Dakotan, fourteenth-generation American Honorable Discharge, Company B, 141st Battalion, North Dakota National Guard June 10th, 1981 First Degree Brown Belt in Shotokan Karate, July 9th, 1983 Admitted to the North Dakota Bar on October 4th, 1988 Admitted to the US District Court Bar for District of ND on April 27th, 1989 Admitted to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on November 29th, 2017 Executive Board Member, North Dakota Family Support Council, 1989-1993 Married to Susan Tschider, September 23rd, 1995; divorced October 3rd, 2003 Remarried November 25th, 2006—divorced for the second time January 11th, 2013 One child—Cassandra, born June 1st, 1998. Finalist...

I have been licensed in North Dakota since 2011. I primarily work on real estate, probate, oil and gas, and business matters. I do municipal contract work for the City of Williston and City of Stanley. I sit on the Mountain States Legal Foundation as the Vice-Chair of the Litigation Advisory Council. I teach courses at Williston State College and am a member of the North Dakota Inquiry Committee West, an ethics advisory board.