The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2025

KUDOS Philippa V. Ellis has been named president of the Georgia chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates for a two-year term and a member of ABOTA’s National Board of Directors. ABOTA was founded in 1958 and is an invi tation-only national association of experienced trial lawyers and judges. Members are dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the civil jury trial right provided by the Seventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Members must have at least five years of active experience as trial lawyers, have tried at least seven civil jury trials

AT THE PODIUM Thomas W. Hosty presented the CLE program “DUI Ethics and Updates” on Nov. 14. He talked about giving clients the best possible litigation, with a focus on ethics and duties to that rep resentation agreement. He also covered new updates with Service Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Board of Tests for Alcohol and Drug Influence’s testing devices.

to conclusion and possess addi tional litigation experience, as well as exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism. Eric Johnson was recently named chairman of the Conference on Consumer Finance Law. The conference is a nonprofit organiza tion founded in 1927 by members of the legal profession and the financial services industry to offer educational services, publications and research relating to consumer financial services law. Mr. Johnson is a partner at the national law firm of Hudson Cook LLP.

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