Douglas W. Murch

Douglas W. Murch is a Shareholder at Conmy Feste Ltd. in Fargo. His practice includes business and commercial law and transactions, banking, creditors’ rights and bankruptcy, real estate, foreclosures, and estate planning. Murch advises corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, lenders, creditors, property owners, and individuals on matters that can involve business formation, contracts, financing, debt collection, property transactions, and planning for the transfer of assets.

Murch earned a B.S. in Business Administration from Valley City State University in 2002, graduating summa cum laude. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2005 with distinction. During law school, he served as Editor-in-Chief of the North Dakota Law Review and published legal scholarship. His business education and legal training provide a strong foundation for transactional, banking, bankruptcy, real estate, and estate planning work.

Before entering private practice, Murch served as a law clerk to Justice Dale V. Sandstrom of the North Dakota Supreme Court and to Judge Rodney S. Webb of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. His current work includes entity formation, commercial contracts, financing, creditor remedies, bankruptcy matters, foreclosures, wills and trusts, and nonprobate planning. He is licensed in North Dakota and Minnesota and practices in federal court in both states.

Douglas W. Murch brings judicial clerkship experience and a broad commercial practice to clients facing business, lending, real estate, or estate planning questions. His work often requires attention to the interaction between contracts, secured obligations, property rights, and financial risk. Murch helps clients structure agreements, document transactions, pursue or respond to creditor remedies, and plan for future ownership or asset transfers with advice grounded in both transactional law and court experience.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Conmy Feste Ltd.
• Member, Present, State Bar Association of North Dakota
• Member, Present, Minnesota State Bar Association
• Board Member, Present, Lutheran Social Services Youth Court Advisory Board
• Editor-in-Chief, Board of Editors for the North Dakota Law Review
• Member, Present, Cass County Bar Association
• Member, Present, National Order of Barristers
• Member, Present, Kiwanis Club of Fargo

Licensed State

• North Dakota
• Minnesota

Education

• University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Valley City State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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