The Oklahoma Bar Journal April 2026

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summaries

matters with the legal team, as well as possible member bene fit programs with Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe. She worked on final architectural agreement edits with Governor Cooper, attended the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and the Garfield County Bar Association’s January meeting with CLE pre sented by President Peckio, and she presented at the inaugural meeting of the ninth class of the OBA Leadership Academy. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Williams reported he reviewed the ABA proposed resolution regarding legal desert issues and conferred with Executive Director Johnson regarding the proposed resolu tion. He attended the has-been party for outgoing board mem bers and the swearing-in cere mony for 2026 officers and new board members, and he virtually attended the January meeting of the OBA Membership Engagement Committee. He also changed his National Conference of Bar Presidents profile to reflect his past-president status and registered for the NCBP Midyear Meeting. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Aspan reported she observed the December meeting of the Board of Governors and was sworn in as a governor at the swearing-in ceremony for 2026 officers and new board members.

be discussed as an agenda item during this meeting.

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Jan. 16.

REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Peckio reported she attended the OBA budget hearing before the Supreme Court, the has-been party for outgoing board members and the swearing-in ceremony for 2026 officers and new board members, where she took her oath of office as 2026 OBA pres ident. She also coordinated with Administration Director Brumit regarding the lunch and reception details following the ceremony. She reviewed the ABA proposed reso lution regarding legal deserts with Immediate Past President Williams and ABA Delegate Hoch, signed service recognition certificates for OBA members celebrating mile stone anniversaries and continued working on presidential appoint ments for 2026. She also attended and presented CLE during the Garfield County Bar Association’s January meeting. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT President-Elect Knott reported she attended the budget hearing at the Supreme Court, the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Foundation strategic planning meeting and communicated with its executive director, the has-been party for outgoing board members and the swearing-in ceremony for 2026 officers and new board mem bers. She also began organizing the Legal Desert Task Force to

Vice President Bracken reported he attended the has-been party for outgoing board members and the swearing-in ceremony for 2026 officers and new board members.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the budget hearing at the Supreme Court, worked on Midyear Meeting planning with staff, met with President-Elect Knott about upcoming conference dates and discussed the ABA proposed resolution regarding legal desert issues with 2025 OBA President Williams. She met with Governor Dodoo, Bench and Bar Committee Co-Chair Leah Rudnicki and Access to Justice Foundation Executive Director Katie Dilks on eviction forms and judicial out reach initiatives. She also met with interim LHL Foundation Executive Director Sarah Jane Gillet to get acquainted with 2026 goals and objectives for the foundation and the OBA. She also attended meet ings with A Chance to Change Executive Director Gina Stafford to discuss the upcoming contract renewal and annual report, with MAP Director Julie Bays and MIS Director John Santos on certain member benefit programs, and she discussed pending litigation

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