The Oklahoma Bar Journal March 2023

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

REPORT OF THE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Hicks reported he attended the luncheon following the Board of Governors meeting, made plans to attend the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans and worked with President Hermanson and President-Elect Pringle on a few administrative matters. reported she attended the Board of Governors has-beens party, the OBA swearing-in ceremony and the luncheon reception that followed. She also attended the Legislative Monitoring Committee meeting, where Legislative Kickoff planning continued and new Co-Chair Shanda McKenney was introduced. Governor Barbush reported he attended various Bryan County Bar Association events, including the Christmas social, retirement events for Judge Sherrill and the swearing-in cer emony for the new associate and special judges. He has also been working on coordinating a south eastern Oklahoma attorney sum mit, to which all regional attorneys and county bar associations will be invited. The summit will include presentations from judges within the district, a presenta tion from Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Company as well as a presentation from the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program aimed at expanding reach in southeastern BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Ailles Bahm

ceremony for Chief Justice M. John Kane IV, as well as the Senate and House budget hearings for the District Attorneys Council. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Vice President Williams reported he attended the swearing-in ceremony for 2023 officers and governors as well as the Jan. 19 orientation meeting for committee and section leadership. President-Elect Pringle reported he attended the swearing-in of the new chief justice and the Board of Governors has-beens party. He also helped coordinate the OBA Legislative Monitoring Committee’s Legislative Kickoff, worked with OBF Executive Director Renee DeMoss regarding the IOLTA change and met with OBA staff and a third-party technology vendor regarding IT issues. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Jan. 20, 2023.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Brian Hermanson reported he attended the Jan. 19 orientation meeting for com mittee and section leadership, the Membership Engagement Committee meeting, the “has beens” dinner for outgoing board members and the swearing-in ceremony for new OBA offi cers and members of the Board of Governors. He contributed two articles for the Oklahoma Bar Journal , worked on appointments, met with Executive Director Johnson and Administration Director Brumit about the OBA 2023 Annual Meeting and toured the Skirvin Hotel’s meeting spaces. He discussed numerous bar business matters with Executive Director Johnson. Additionally, he attended a dinner for retiring dis trict attorneys, the December and January District Attorneys Council board meetings, the District Attorneys Council Technology Committee meeting, the December and January Oklahoma District Attorneys Association board meetings and the district attor ney swearing-in ceremony before Judge Rob Hudson, vice presiding judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. He also gave an ethics presentation to the Garfield County Bar Association and spoke to the Ponca City Leadership group and Tonkawa Leadership group. He also attended the swearing-in

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Executive Director Johnson

reported she attended the swearing-in ceremony for Chief Justice Kane, the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and presented during the Jan. 19 orientation meeting for committee and section leadership.

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