The Oklahoma Bar Journal April 2023

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CONNECT WITH THE OBA THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Are you following the OBA on social media? Keep up to date on future CLEs, upcoming events and the latest information about the Oklahoma legal community. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. or send us something humor ous, transforming or intrigu ing. Poetry, photography and artwork are options too. Email submissions of about 500 words or high-resolution images to OBA Communications Director Lori Rasmussen at lorir@okbar.org. THE BACK PAGE: SHOW YOUR CREATIVE SIDE We want to feature your work on “The Back Page”! Submit arti cles related to the practice of law,

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE SOLO & SMALL FIRM CONFERENCE Register now for the Solo & Small Firm Conference and YLD Midyear Meeting, to be held June 22-24 at the Osage Casino Hotel in Tulsa . This year, Stanley Tate will be joining us as our special guest speaker, covering “Carving Your Path: Developing a Successful Law Practice in a Niche Area of Law” and “Everything You Need to Know About Student Loans in

2023.” He will also join the popular “60 Tips in 60 Minutes” panel. During this conference, you’ll attend a wide range of substantive law and law practice management CLE sessions, with a focus on tools for and frequent challenges encountered by small firm lawyers. Evening social events offer the opportunity to meet and network with other attorneys from across the state. Register by June 5 to get the early-bird rate. And don’t forget to book your hotel room early – the hotel room block is only available until May 21. Use the code OBA23 for your discounted room rate. Registration and hotel information are available at www.okbar.org/solo/registration. NOTICE: JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION ELECTIONS Nominating petitions for election as members of the Judicial Nominating Commission from Congressional Districts 1 and 2 (as they existed in 1967) will be accepted by the executive director until 5 p.m., May 19, 2023. Ballots will be mailed June 2, 2023, and must be received at the Oklahoma Bar Center by 5 p.m. on June 16, 2023. Members can download nominating petition forms at www.okbar.org/jnc. See the article on page 36 for more information.

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