The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2025

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

consultant Marcy Cottle to finalize the strategic planning map for pre sentation to the Board of Governors. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Hermanson reported he attended the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association Fall Conference at Quartz Mountain, the joint recep tion with the Garfield County Bar Association, virtually attended the OBA Membership Engagement Committee meeting and chaired the Justice Administration Grant board meeting. He served as master of ceremonies at the Kay County Courthouse admin istration building and the OSU Extension building open house and ribbon cutting, and he lined up volunteers for the Kay County Drug Store program. Additionally, he participated in numerous discussions with the public on the judicial retention election. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Ailles Bahm reported she attended a Bench and Bar Committee meeting and a Council on Judicial Complaints meeting. Governor Barbush reported he reviewed commu nication from the Cannabis Law Committee chair and the agenda for the October meeting, educated members of the local community regarding the judicial retention ballot and voted. He met with Past President Hicks to discuss OBA matters and attended the

worked on his presidential appointments for 2025 and assisted in revising the budget memorandum for the OBA’s pre sentation to the Supreme Court.

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Nov. 15.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he attended the joint reception with the Garfield County Bar Association, a Jackson County Bar Association reception and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents in Jackson, Mississippi. He also led a law student tour of the Oklahoma Bar Center and the Oklahoma Judicial Center. He worked on and published educational communi cations about the judicial branch and consulted with counsel regard ing communications and with Executive Director Johnson regard ing OBA section programming. President-Elect Williams reported he attended the public hearing regarding the OBA 2025 budget, the Tulsa County Bar Association Energy and Mineral Law Section meeting, the OBF Board of Trustees meeting, the Council Oak/Johnson-Sontag Inns of Court meeting, the Jackson County Bar Association reception and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents in Jackson, Mississippi. He virtually attended the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Development Committee meeting and the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and partici pated in OBF grant interviews. He conferred with counsel regard ing association communications, REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President Peckio reported she attended the TU College of Law reception for veterans as well as the college’s award presenta tions, where she presented awards to TU students. She also attended the joint reception with the Garfield County Bar Association. Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the public hearing regarding the OBA 2025 budget as well as prepared and filed the budget with the Supreme Court. She also attended the law student tour of the Oklahoma Bar Center and the Oklahoma Judicial Center, the Bar Technology Committee meeting, the Membership Engagement Committee meet ing, the LegisOK training and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents in Jackson, Mississippi. She reviewed educational and informational materials regarding the judicial branch, the Solo & Small Firm Conference and the Annual Meeting contracts for 2025 and the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program contract with A Chance to Change with committee Chair Scott Good. She also met with OU College of Law partners and REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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