Fargo, N.D.-based Bell Bank Wealth Management hired Timothy Richard as chief fiduciary officer and fiduciary legal counsel. .Richard has nearly 30 years of experience in trust and estate planning and law, including 26 at Serkland Law Firm in Fargo, where he was most recently managing partner. Richard succeeds Sheri Shrock, who is retiring from Bell Bank Wealth Management at the end of this year. “With the wealth of experience and expertise he brings from an impressive career in trust and estate law, I know he will prove an invaluable asset,” said Brian Overby, senior vice president/managing director.