The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2024

Left: Miles was active on the track team, as well as the basketball team, during his high school years at Heritage Hall in Oklahoma City. Below: Miles and his sister, Susanne, on summer vacation in 2000

“Work is a huge part of what we do, but it’s important to find other avenues to contribute,” Mr. Pringle said. “As a lawyer, you can kind of get trapped in a bub ble. Serving keeps me connected to other things going on. I’m also pretty social, and being around people makes me happy.” THE YEAR AHEAD Mr. Pringle has outlined some major goals for the OBA for the upcoming year – ideas stemming from the results of the member survey conducted during his year as vice president on the Board of Governors, from conversations he’s had with attorneys across the state as well as in response to the changes that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. First, the Annual Meeting this year will be a joint meet ing with the Oklahoma Judicial Conference – a significant change that he hopes will be meaningful for OBA members.

GIVING BACK Mr. Pringle has now worked at The Bankers Bank for nearly five years following his nearly decade long stint at his parents’ firm. While finding satisfaction and growth in his work, he has also found it important to give back to his bar association and his com munity from early on. Fresh out of law school, he began serving on the OBA Financial Institutions and Commercial Law Section. He went on to serve on many other OBA committees, including the Legislative Monitoring Committee and the Membership Engagement Committee. Mr. Pringle has also been involved in several other service organizations throughout the years, including his aforemen tioned service with Preservation Oklahoma, where he met his wife, and as a board member of Rainbow Fleet. He currently serves as a board member of the Rotary Club, the largest and oldest civic organization in Oklahoma.

Mr. Pringle at The Bankers Bank, where he serves as general counsel and executive vice president

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