Brad Parrish Joins Law School Administration

Bradley W. Parrish has been named Assistant Dean for Student Life at the University of North Dakota School of Law.  He joined the staff on April 2, 2012.

"We are extremely pleased to welcome Brad to our staff as Assistant Dean," said Dean Kathryn Rand.  "He brings with him the education and work experience we need to provide quality leadership for our student body."

Parrish comes to UND from private practice at Zimney Foster P.C. in Grand Forks.  He brings a wealth of professional legal skills and experience to the position with more than seven years of practice in the areas of civil litigation and family law.  "It was a difficult decision to leave the firm, but the opportunity to return to work at my law school is what really excited me," said Parrish. "I now have the chance to make a difference at the school that gave me so much."  As a 2005 graduate of UND School of Law, Parrish earned Order of the Coif, and was the top student in his class.

In his role as Assistant Dean, Parrish is responsible for student life programs, admissions and records and career services.  He will oversee all law school student organizations, academic scholarships, externship programs and student orientation and will provide counseling and advising sessions for individual students.

"I am excited to work with the future generation of attorneys in a position that is critical to the success of our students," he said.  Working with students brings Parrish back to his education and work experience prior to law school.  He holds a MS degree in counseling and student personnel from Oklahoma State University, and he has extensive work experience in student housing positions at Arizona State University, the University of Nebraska and Oklahoma State University.

Parrish is an active member of the State Bar Association of North Dakota and is a member of the Randy H. Lee Chapter of the American Inns of Court.  While practicing law he served on the Domestic Violence Benchbook Revision Committee, represented clients through the Volunteer Lawyer Program, and served as a parenting investigator and family law mediator.  He currently serves on the advisory board for the Salvation Army in Grand Forks.

Parrish is married and has two children.  Parrish succeeds Jeanne McLean who moved to a similar position at the Bowen College of Law at the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.