The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2024

JOHN E. BARBUSH Governor – District No. Two Durant Background: Born in Oklahoma City. Raised in the suburbs of Chicago. Attended college on an athletic schol arship and am proud to be the first member on either side of my family to graduate from college. Returned to

What are your goals during your service on the OBA Board of Governors? I would like to continue to stress professionalism and civility in how each of us practices law. While we may be fierce advocates for those we represent, we need to fully understand that we are bound by a code of professionalism and ethics that should guide us in all things we do both in and out of court.

WILLIAM LADD OLDFIELD Governor – District No. One Ponca City Background: I grew up in Osage County. I am a mem ber of the Osage Nation, and I currently serve as the chief judge of the Osage Nation Trial Court. I have a general practice law firm in Ponca City: Northcutt,

Oklahoma for law school, where I had the good for tune to meet my future wife. Moved from Edmond to Durant in January 2022 so that my wife, Judge Amy J. Pierce, could serve the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as the chief district court judge. We have two children, Ella and Mac. I serve as an assistant wrestling coach at Durant High School, and I have enjoyed golf and “lake life” since relocating to southeast Oklahoma. Education: Bachelor’s degree in business administra tion from Ambassador University before attending the OCU School of Law What are your goals during your service on the OBA Board of Governors? To serve in such a way that the judges and attorneys who mentored and assisted me throughout my legal career would be proud.

Clark, Oldfield & Jech. We are primarily focused on civil litigation, estate planning, probate, real estate, contracts, insurance litigation and corporate law. Education: I have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from OSU (2002) and a J.D. from the OU College of Law (2005). What are your goals during your service on the OBA Board of Governors? I am looking forward to serv ing, meeting as many OBA members as possible and helping in any way I can.

S. SHEA BRACKEN Governor – District No. Three Edmond Background: I grew up and graduated from high school in Stillwater. I joined the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, which included a deployment to Fallujah, Iraq. Following deployment, I completed my education

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