The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2023

M eet Y our B ar A ssociation Volunteers Who Guide Your Association

What’s your favorite OBA member benefit? Fellowship. Whether through a section, CLE or ser vice on the Board of Governors, I enjoy spending time with my fellow attorneys the most. What technology gadget could you not function without? My iPhone What’s the best book you’ve read this year? The Verge by Patrick Wyman

MILES T. PRINGLE President-Elect Oklahoma City

Background: I am an

Oklahoma City native and third-generation attor ney. I live in Oklahoma City with my wife, Andrea, and two sons, Fischer and Harrison. I played basket ball and ran track in high

D. KENYON (KEN) WILLIAMS JR. Vice President Tulsa

school and continue to be a big basketball fan – particularly the Thunder and Jayhawks. After grad uating from law school, I moved back to Oklahoma City to practice with the firm my parents founded. Currently, I am general counsel for The Bankers Bank. Education: I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas, where I double majored in political science and history. I received my J.D. from the University of Missouri – Kansas City, where I was a member of the National Moot Court Team. What is your most important goal during your service on the OBA Board of Governors? Improving engagement with our members and enhancing the prestige of attorneys in Oklahoma Why is it important for OBA members to serve and volunteer? Mahatma Gandhi is often quoted, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” The profession has given us a lot. Attorneys are leaders and should set an example. It is important to give back and improve our communities, personally and professionally. What challenges are OBA members encountering, and how can the OBA help find solutions? One is communication. We have more ways to communicate with clients and colleagues, but that communication may be less effective. The OBA has great CLE on com munications, technology resources/recommendations and staff to help.

Background : I was born in Tulsa but grew up in the (then) town of Skiatook. My grandparents were well known for the

Williams Greenhouse they operated for many years, and because my grandmother was the Southwestern Bell switchboard operator who knew everyone’s business. Even so, we were still “new comers” after the family moved there in the early 1940s. Dad was a steel salesman, and Mom was a high school English teacher. I have three brothers; two of us are lawyers, and two are dentists. Teresa and I married in 1974, two weeks before I started law school. Our first child, Kenyon, was born the same day I received my bar exam results in 1977. Our daughters, Kristen and Kara, were born after we moved to our rural home near Skiatook Lake, where we still live. Teresa taught and worked as a public school librarian until she retired. Our focus is on family (our adult children and eight grandchil dren) and church. I serve as one of the elders of The Park Church of Christ in Tulsa. Teresa and I love to travel, which is the closest thing to a hobby, except for our love of reading and cooking shows.

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