The Oklahoma Bar Journal December 2024

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

JNC with legislators. She met with justices regarding the 2025 associa tion budget, continued working on 2025 joint events, worked on con tinued HVAC improvements to the Oklahoma Bar Center, worked on the Lawyers Helping Lawyers con tract to clarify and manage expecta tions and met with the State Bar of Texas regarding upcoming potential member benefits. She also attended the National Association of Bar Executives roundtable regarding the Keller policy. She discussed Keller policy issues with counsel and reviewed advertisements related to the judicial retention ballot, as well as appropriate OBA responses. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Hermanson reported he attended and pre sented at the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Domestic Violence Awareness Awards ceremony. He also attended the Kay County Drug Store organizational meeting and the joint reception with the Canadian County Bar Association. Additionally, he participated in discussions about the judicial retention election, testified at the Oklahoma House of Representatives Interim Study on Public Corruption and reviewed litigation expenses related to OBA matters. He reminded the board that the Kay County Courthouse is hosting an open house on Oct. 22 and invited everyone to see the newly remodeled building.

Executive Committee and outside counsel regarding Keller pol icy issues and reviewed recent advertisements regarding judicial retention questions for upcoming elections and provided input on potential association responses. Vice President Peckio reported she attended the joint reception with the Canadian County Bar Association. She also reviewed the Audit Report and participated in the Audit Committee meeting. She discussed Keller policy issues with counsel and reviewed advertise ments related to the judicial reten tion ballot, as well as appropriate OBA responses. Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the Women in Law Conference, where she received a Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award. She also attended Bar Center Facilities Committee meetings, weekly meetings with the OBA strategic planning consul tant, the Membership Engagement Committee meeting, the swearing- in ceremony for new admittees, the joint reception with the Canadian County Bar Association, the September YLD meeting and the CLE Movie Night with the Supreme Court. Additionally, she presented during a legislative interim study on the Judicial Nominating Commission and discussed the REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Oct. 18.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he attended the joint reception with the Canadian County Bar Association and participated in swearing in nearly 300 new OBA members at the state Capitol. He also partici pated in multiple meetings of the Bar Center Facilities Committee, worked on planning the OBA Board of Governors holiday party and wrote his monthly article for the November Oklahoma Bar Journal . He met with legislators regarding the Judicial Nominating Commission and with justices regarding the pro posed 2025 association budget. He also discussed Keller policy issues with counsel and reviewed adver tisements related to the judicial retention ballot, as well as appropri ate OBA responses. President-Elect Williams reported he met with Supreme Court justices regarding the asso ciation’s 2025 budget, worked on various appointments and virtu ally participated in an Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co. Underwriting Committee meeting regarding proposed policy changes. He also virtu ally attended the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and the joint reception with the Canadian County Bar Association. He virtually conferred with the REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

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