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be published in the bar journal. All biographical data must be submitted by email, with no excep tions. Petitions submitted without a photograph and/ or a brief bio are subject to disqualification at the dis cretion of the Nominating Committee.

Take your petition to local county bar meetings or the courthouse and introduce yourself to other young lawyers while asking them to sign – it’s a good way to start networking. You can have more than one petition for the same posi tion and add the total num ber of original signatures. Don’t wait until the last minute – I will not accept petitions that are scanned and emailed after the deadline. Membership eligibility extends to Dec. 31 of any year that you are eligible. Membership eligibility starts from the date of your first admission to the prac tice of law, even if outside of the state of Oklahoma.

TIPS FROM THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON A sample nominating petition is available at https://bit.ly/3yL2mcB. This will give you an idea of the format and informa tion required by OBA YLD bylaws (one is also avail able from the Nominating Committee). Email derwin@holladaychilton.com to request a nominating petition. Obtain signatures (electronic signatures are permitted) on your nominating peti tion from at least 10 lawyers who were first admitted to practice law in the state of Oklahoma within the past 10 years. Signatures on the nominating petitions do not have to be from young lawyers in your own district (the restriction on districts only applies to voting).

Mr. Erwin practices in Oklahoma City and serves as the YLD immediate past chairperson. He may be contacted at derwin@holladaychilton.com. Keep up with the YLD at www.facebook.com/obayld.

All candidates’ photo

graphs and brief biograph ical data are required to

2023 YLD BOARD VACANCIES

OFFICERS Officer Positions serve a one-year term.

Chairperson-Elect: Any member of the division having previously served for at least one year on the OBA YLD Board of Directors. The chairperson-elect automatically becomes the chairperson of the division for 2024. Treasurer: Any member of the OBA YLD Board of Directors may be elected by the membership of the division to serve in this office. Secretary: Any member of the OBA YLD Board of Directors may be elected by the membership of the division to serve in this office. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Board of Directors members serve a two-year term. District 2: Atoka, Bryan, Choctaw, Haskell, Johnson, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, McIntosh, Marshall, Pittsburg, Pushmataha and Sequoyah counties District 3: Oklahoma County District 4: Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Cimarron, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Harper, Kingfisher, Major, Roger Mills, Texas, Washita, Woods and Woodward counties District 5: Carter, Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Jefferson, Love, McClain, Murray and Stephens counties District 6: Tulsa County District 7: Adair, Cherokee, Creek, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee and Wagoner counties District 8: Coal, Hughes, Lincoln, Logan, Noble, Okfuskee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie and Seminole counties At-Large: All counties

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