The Oklahoma Bar Journal April 2026

Co-Chairperson April Moaning, with Governor Locke to serve as Board of Governors liaison Committee: Chairperson Shea Bracken and Vice Chairperson John Cannon, with Governor Cooper to serve as Board of Governors liaison

Governor Dodoo to serve as Board of Governors liaisons

PRESIDENT PECKIO’S APPOINTMENTS The board passed a motion to approve the following appointment: Oklahoma Bar Journal Board of Editors: President Peckio appoints Christopher Blake

Civil Procedure and

Evidence Code Committee: Chairperson Spencer Habluetzel and Vice Chairperson Nicholas N. Hartman, with Governor Hixon to serve as Board of Governors liaison and Relief Committee: Chairperson Brian Candelaria, with Governor Oldfield to serve as Board of Governors liaison Clement, with Governor Hixon to serve as Board of Governors liaison Law Schools Committee: Chairperson Pete Serrata, 2027 Chairperson-Elect Brandelyn Murphy Duden and Vice Chairperson Grady Ryan Conrad Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program Committee: Chairperson Scott Goode and Vice Chairperson Sheila Naifeh, with Vice President Bracken and Governor Locke to serve as Board of Governors liaisons Legal Internship Committee: Legislative Monitoring Committee: Co-Chairperson Teena Gunter and Co-Chairperson Cooper Brett Robinson, with Governor Loyall to serve as Board of Governors liaison Membership Engagement Committee: Co-Chairperson Tim DeClerck and Chairperson Trent Hall Baggett, with Governor Oldfield to serve as Board of Governors liaison Disaster Response Law Day Committee: Chairperson Ed Wunch and Vice Chairperson Mary J.

Military Assistance

Hauger of Wewoka to a three-year term represent ing District 8 that expires Dec. 31, 2028.

Rules of Professional Conduct Committee:

Chairperson Judge Thad Balkman, with Governor Oldfield to serve as Board of Governors liaison

President Peckio also made the following leadership appoint ments for standing committees, with all terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. Access to Justice Committee: Chairperson Tiffani Armendariz and Vice Chairperson Brian Chairperson Stephen Beam and Vice Chairperson Josh Edwards, with Governor Barker to serve as Board of Governors liaison Bar Association Technology Committee: Chairperson Collin Robert Walke, with Governors Jones, Cooper and West to serve as Board of Governors liaisons Candelaria, with Governor Norman to serve as Board of Governors liaison Awards Committee:

Midyear Conference Planning Committee:

Chairperson Morgan Smith, with Governor Aspan and Governor Gage to serve as Board of Governors liaisons Committee: Chairperson Jana Knott, with Past President Williams to serve as Board of Governors liaison

Strategic Planning

UPCOMING 2026 OBA AND COUNTY BAR EVENTS President Peckio reviewed upcoming bar-related events and activities involving the Board of Governors, including OBA Day at the Capitol on March 10 at the bar center/state Capitol in Oklahoma City and the OBA Midyear Conference June 17-19 at the OKANA Resort in Oklahoma City. NEXT BOARD MEETING The Board of Governors met in March, and a summary of those actions will be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal once the min utes are approved. The next board meeting will be held in Durant on Friday, April 17.

Bar Center Facilities

Committee: Chairperson Cody Cooper, with

Governor Jones to serve as Board of Governors liaison Bench and Bar Committee: Co-Chairperson

Judge Richard Ogden, Co-Chairperson Leah T. Rudnicki, Co-Vice Chairperson Judge Thad Balkman and Co-Vice Chairperson Patrick Hayden Lane, with President-Elect Knott and

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