The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2023

contents January 2023 • Vol. 94 • No. 1

THEME: T ransactional L aw Editor: Cassandra Coats

On the Cover: OBA 2023 President Brian Hermanson of Ponca City; photo by Lori Rasmussen. Special thanks to the staff at the historic Marland Mansion in Ponca City; www.marlandmansion.com.

FEATURES 6 Virtual Currencies Explainer B y M iles P ringle

PLUS 34 Meet 2023 OBA President Brian Hermanson 40 Volunteers Who Guide Your Association 50 Access to Justice

12 Remedies for the Freeze-Out: Employment Rights of Minority Shareholders of Close Corporations B y D. B enham K irk & A lexandra J. G age 18 You Shall Not Pass … Or Shall You? B y R honda J. M c L ean 24 Financial Institutions and Commercial Law Committee Report on the 2022 Amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code B y A lvin C. H arrell

DEPARTMENTS 4 From the President 52 From the Executive Director 56 Law Practice Tips 62 Board of Governors Actions 66 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News

PAGE 34 – Meet 2023 OBA President Hermanson

68 Young Lawyers Division 70 For Your Information 74 Bench & Bar Briefs 76 In Memoriam 81 Editorial Calendar 88 The Back Page

PAGE 50 – Access to Justice