The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2025

Turpen, Drew Edmondson and Mike Hunter. As always, Justice M. John Kane IV will serve as our moderator. I am also excited to share that recently retired Justice Yvonne Kauger, who has been a driving force in planning these events and assembling these terrific panels, has pledged to stay involved on a volunteer basis to keep our reg ularly scheduled programs going. Now, I know many of us aren’t thinking of CLE at this time of year, so here’s an additional New Year’s resolution for you to con sider: getting a head start on earn ing your MCLE credit. Make this the year you avoid that last-minute scramble. With outstanding events like our Movie Nights in the works, the OBA is ready to support you in keeping your resolutions in 2025.

every Movie Night includes at least 1 hour of ethics MCLE credit. There is truly no downside – except that atten dance is limited, and these events always fill up quickly due to high demand. So you should also resolve to register early if you would like to join us – and we hope you will! Our next OBA CLE Movie Night will be Adam’s Rib. While the date for this event is still being deter mined, I can tell you that a solid panel has been assembled. We will be hearing from Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond as well as several former state attorneys general: Mike

Dust , a 1941 film depicting the true story of Edna Gladney, a woman who helped orphaned children find homes and began a campaign to remove the word “illegitimate” from Texas birth certificates. After a screening of each featured movie, the justices, judges, practitioners and subject matter experts who serve as panelists engage the audience and dissect the film and the legal concepts it presents in meaning ful and thought-provoking ways. Attendance at these events is always a treat for the eyes and the mind. And did I mention these events are free? I should also add that nearly

To contact Executive Director Johnson, email her at janetj@okbar.org.

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