The Oklahoma Bar Journal May 2024

F or Y our I nformation

SOVEREIGNTY SYMPOSIUM 2024 The 2024

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES The bar center will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day and Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. OBA Annual Meeting: July 9-12. Join us at this year’s Annual Meeting at the

Sovereignty Symposium, presented by the OCU School of Law, has been scheduled for June 11-12 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City. This year’s event is dedicated to the late Dennis Arrow for his work in the field of Indian law and will feature keynote speaker Chief Standing Bear, principal chief of the Osage Nation. Visit www.sovereigntysymposium.com to register and to learn more about the event. LHL DISCUSSION GROUP HOSTS JUNE MEETINGS The Lawyers Helping Lawyers monthly discussion group will meet June 6 in Oklahoma City at the office of Tom Cummings, 701 NW 13th St. The group will also meet June 13 in Tulsa at the office of Scott Goode, 1437 S. Boulder Ave., Ste. 1200. The Oklahoma City women’s discussion group will meet June 27 at the first- floor conference room of the Oil Center, 2601 NW Expressway. 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, pro vide support and share information with fellow bar members to improve their lives – professionally and personally. Visit www.okbar.org/lhl for more information, and be sure to keep an eye on the OBA events calendar at www.okbar.org/events for upcoming discussion group meeting dates.

Embassy Suites in Norman. This year’s meeting, held in conjunction with the Oklahoma Judicial Conference, will be a relaxed and informal event. Keep your eyes peeled for more information, and make plans to attend! Learn more at www.okbar.org/annualmeeting.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEWLY SWORN IN ATTORNEYS At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, new bar admittees took their Oath of Attorney. The swearing-in cer emony was held at the Oklahoma City Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center in

Oklahoma City. The oath was administered by Chief Justice M. John Kane IV. Sixty-four new attorneys were among a group who passed the bar exam this past February. Following the swearing- in, individuals signed the roll of attorneys before joining their friends and families for photos.

The Oklahoma Bar Association is proud to welcome this group of new attorney members! To view the photo gallery, visit the OBA Facebook page, www.facebook.com/okbarassociation. The OBA would like to encourage these new attorney members (and all members sworn in for the first time within the last 10 years) to get involved with the Young Lawyers Division. All members of the Oklahoma Bar Association in good standing who were first admitted to the practice of law in the past 10 years are automatically YLD members, regardless of age. Learn more about the YLD at www.okbar.org/yld.

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THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL