The Oklahoma Bar Journal May 2023

F or Y our I nformation

TULSA COUNTY DISTRICT JUDGE JIM HUBER APPOINTED TO OKLAHOMA COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS

Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Tulsa County District Judge Jim Huber to the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals, District Two, in April. He will replace the late Judge Keith Rapp. Judge Huber received his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 1993. He began his legal career at Malloy & Associates before opening his own firm. He later became a managing partner at Collier & Huber Law Firm, representing businesses and individuals in employment and commercial litigation matters. He left private practice in 2019 upon being selected by

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the Tulsa County district judges to serve as a special judge. Judge Huber has served as a Tulsa County District Judge since 2020 and as chief judge of the Family Court Division, where he supervised six special judges while presid ing over a family court docket and a youthful offender criminal docket.

JULIE BAYS APPOINTED TO ABA TECHSHOW BOARD OBA Practice Management Advisor Julie Bays has been appointed to the Planning Board for the 2024 ABA TECHSHOW. TECHSHOW is a multi-day conference dedicated to teaching attorneys how to use technology for better efficiency and to better serve cli ents. Each Planning Board member serves a one-year term, with the opportunity to serve multiple terms. “Serving on the ABA TECHSHOW Planning Board is a great professional experience, allowing one to become acquainted with so many legal tech nology experts from across the country,” said Jim

Calloway, OBA MAP director, who served on the board for four years. “It is also a great honor for Julie, recognizing her professional accomplishments, including serving as a columnist for the ABA’s Law Practice magazine.” Next year’s TECHSHOW will be held Feb. 14-17 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. LHL DISCUSSION GROUP TO HOST SUMMER MEETINGS The Lawyers Helping Lawyers monthly discussion group will meet June 1, July 6 and Aug. 3 in Oklahoma City at the office of Tom Cummings, 701 NW 13th St. The group will also meet June 8, July 13 and Aug. 10 in Tulsa at the office of Scott Goode, 1437 S. Boulder Ave., Ste. 1200. Each meeting is facilitated by committee members and a licensed mental health professional. The small group discussions are intended to give group leaders and participants the opportunity to ask questions, provide support and share information with fellow bar members to improve their lives – professionally and personally. Visit www.okbar.org/lhl for more information.

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