UND Provost Eric Link has selected Bradley Myers, associate dean for Academic Affairs & Administration and Randy H. Lee Professor of Law, as the interim dean for the University of North Dakota School of Law. Myers has been a faculty member at UND since 2001.
“We are thrilled that Professor Myers will be stepping into the role of interim dean for the School of Law,” Link said. “He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge into the position, having served in several key executive leadership roles in the school for many years, including serving a prior term as interim dean in the 2018-19 academic year.
“His steady leadership, keen sense of humor and outstanding administrative skills will prove invaluable as the School of Law continues to grow and excel, preparing the next generation of highly trained lawyers, judges and legal professionals.”
“Under the leadership of Dean Pappas, the School of Law has begun implementing some exciting new initiatives,” Myers said. “I look forward to joining with the faculty and staff as we finalize the work we have begun and identify new projects to benefit our students and the practice of law in North Dakota.”
Myers will assume his new duties on July 1, 2025, and will serve until the permanent dean is named and in place. The School of Law dean search is currently underway, and the committee is being assisted by executive search firm Academic Search. It is anticipated that the next permanent dean for the School of Law will be named by mid-October.
About Bradley Myers
Bradley Myers became a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel in 2017. Former North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven named him one of North Dakota’s Commissioners to the Uniform Law Commission in 2007, and Myers has served on several drafting committees for Uniform Acts in the Trusts & Estates area. As a faculty member, Myers teaches courses in Trusts & Estates for the School of Law.
Myers formerly practiced law in the states of Nevada, California and Oregon, with his practice focused primarily in tax, business and estate planning with a special focus on issues surrounding the development of low-income housing. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Kinesiology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Myers then spent two years at the University of California, Davis, doing postgraduate research in avian respiratory control.
Myers received his J.D. from the University of Oregon. He served on the editorial staff of the Oregon Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He continued his training at New York University, earning an LL.M. in Taxation.
About the School of Law
Established in 1899, the University of North Dakota School of Law is a public law school, located on the main campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. The UND School of Law has more than 3,000 alumni and an annual total enrollment of approximately 250 students, with more than half of students coming from North Dakota with the rest coming from Minnesota, across the nation, and Canada.
Enrollment is rising in the School of Law. In Fall 2025, the School will welcome its largest incoming first-year class in 30 years. The School of Law offers the J.D. degree; an accelerated law degree; and joint degree programs in law and public administration (J.D./M.P.A.), law and business administration (J.D./M.B.A.), and law and public health (J.D./M.P.H.). In addition, the School of Law offers three certificate programs in Indian and Tribal Law, Aviation Law and in Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources. The School of Law is also home to the Northern Plains Indian Law Center and is nationally recognized for its excellence in Indian and Tribal Law, as well as law in rural settings.
As the only school of law in the state of North Dakota, the School plays the leading role in the preparation of students for participation across the entire spectrum of law-related professions in North Dakota and throughout the region. The School of Law has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1923 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1911. The School maintains very close ties with the judiciary and practicing bar of the state of North Dakota, of which approximately 80% of the judiciary and 75% of the practicing attorneys are alumni.