The Oklahoma Bar Journal December 2024

LHL DISCUSSION GROUPS TO HOST UPCOMING MEETINGS The Lawyers Helping Lawyers monthly discussion group will meet Thursday, Dec. 5, in Oklahoma City at the office of Tom Cummings, 701 NW 13th St. The group will also meet Thursday, Dec. 12, in Tulsa at the office of Scott Goode, 1437 S. Boulder Ave., Ste. 1200. The Lawyers Helping Lawyers Oklahoma City women’s discussion group will meet on Thursday, Dec. 19, at the first-floor conference room of the Oil Center, 2601 NW Expressway. Each meeting is facilitated by com mittee members and a licensed mental

CONNECT WITH THE OBA THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA Are you following the OBA on social media? Keep up to date on future CLE, upcoming events and the latest information about the Oklahoma legal community. Connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. LET US FEATURE YOUR WORK We want to feature your work on “The Back Page” and the Oklahoma Bar Journal cover! Submit articles related to the practice of law, or send us something humor ous, transforming or intriguing. Poetry, photography and artwork are options, too. Photographs and artwork relating to featured topics may also have the opportunity to be featured on our cover! Email submissions of about 500 words or high-resolution images to OBA Communications Director Lori Rasmussen, lorir@okbar.org.

health professional. The small group discussions are intended to give group leaders and participants the opportunity to ask questions, provide support and share information with fellow bar members to improve their lives – professionally and personally. Visit www.okbar.org/lhl for more informa tion, and keep an eye on the OBA events calendar at www.okbar.org/events for upcoming discussion group meeting dates.

THE HONORABLE DONNA DIRICKSON APPOINTED DISTRICT JUDGE Gov. Kevin Stitt recently announced the appointment of the Hon. Donna Lynn Dirickson as the district judge for Oklahoma’s 2nd Judicial District. Prior to the appointment, she served as asso ciate district judge for District 2. Judge Dirickson earned her bachelor’s degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University and her law degree from the

OCU School of Law. Throughout her career, she has received numerous awards, including the OBA President’s Award and OBA Family Law Judge of the Year. She also established the Family Recovery Court program, an initiative that supports families impacted by substance abuse issues.

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