The Oklahoma Bar Journal November 2024

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

Boiling Springs Legal Institute in Woodward and the OAMIC Board of Directors retreat and Annual Meeting in Tulsa.

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Sept. 20.

President-Elect Williams reported by email he attended the joint reception of the Board of Governors and the Carter County Bar Association and participated in the strategic planning retreat in Ardmore and additional OBA strategic planning with Executive Director Johnson, Administration Director Brumit and facilita tor Marcy Cottle. He worked on various appointments for 2025, attended the joint Annual Meeting of the Tulsa County Bar Association and Tulsa County Bar Foundation and virtually conferred with Judge Parsley, Judge Eilers and Executive Director Johnson regarding a remote OBA Board of Governors meeting in conjunction with the 2025 Boiling Springs Legal Institute. He virtually attended the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Development Committee meet ing and the Board of Trustees September meeting. He conferred with Professionalism Committee Chair Richard D. White Jr. about the committee’s activities and virtually attended meetings for the Professionalism Committee, the Membership Engagement Committee and the Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co. Underwriting Committee. He met with Executive Director Johnson and Administration Director Brumit regarding the 2025 OBA budget and chaired the Budget Committee meeting to review the budget. He attended the

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he participated in the strategic planning sessions in Ardmore and had follow-up meetings regarding strategic planning, including with facilitator Marcy Cottle. He attended the joint Annual Meeting of the Tulsa County Bar Association and Tulsa County Bar Foundation, the Legal Conference for the Southwest Association of Bank Counsel and the Boiling Springs Legal Institute. He taught at the Oklahoma Bankers Association Basic Banking School, reviewed the 2025 OBA budget and provided comments to President Elect Williams and reviewed issues related to ongoing litigation. He worked on revitalizing the OBA Diversity Committee, including meeting with past chair and past OBA Governor Kara Smith and Executive Director Johnson. He attended the Bar Center Facilities Committee meeting and reviewed correspondence on a contract with the architect. He wrote his monthly column for the Oklahoma Bar Journal , met with OBA legislative liaison Clay Taylor and Executive Director Johnson to work on legislative issues and met with the immediate past president of the State Bar of Texas to discuss common problems and projects.

REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

Vice President Peckio reported she participated in the strategic planning session in Ardmore and both Lawyers Helping Lawyers discussion groups in Tulsa. She attended the Muskogee County Bar Association’s end-of-summer cookout and the Pittsburg County Bar Association monthly meeting, where she presented a free 3-hour CLE program. She also reviewed issues related to ongoing litigation and attended the Women in Law Conference in Tulsa. Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the joint reception with Carter County Bar Association, participated in the strategic planning sessions in Ardmore, had multiple follow-up meetings with facilitator Marcy Cottle on the next steps and went to a hard hat tour at OKANA, the Oklahoma City resort that is currently under construction and being considered as a venue for upcoming association events. She met with OBA General Counsel and the Oklahoma Bar Foundation on IOLTA rules, attended a direc tors’ meeting to discuss the budget and met with legislative liaison Clay Taylor and President Pringle REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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