The Oklahoma Bar Journal October 2026

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2026 Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Award Winners Honored

S INCE 1996, Spotlight Awards have been given to five women every year who have distinguished themselves in the legal profes sion and have lit the way for other women. In 1998, the award was named to honor the late Mona Salyer Lambird, the first woman OBA president and one of the award’s first recipients. The award is sponsored by the OBA Women in Law Section. Each year, all previous winners nominate and select the current year’s recipients. A plaque bearing the names of all recipients hangs in the Oklahoma Bar Center in Oklahoma City. This is the 30th year of award presentations. Recipients will be honored during the Women in Law Conference on Oct. 2 in Oklahoma City. For more information about the conference, visit www.okbar.org/wil.

Palomar in November 2017, Ms. Bull has played an inte gral role in the organization’s growth and development, helping strengthen its victim-centered, trauma-informed approach and expand access to coordinated ser vices for individuals and families impacted by violence. She graduated from OU in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in letters and a minor in Native American studies. She earned her J.D. with distinction from the OU College At Palomar, she combines her legal background with her pas sion for improving systems and outcomes for victims and their families. She is involved in pro gram development, organizational strategy, grant development and compliance, partnerships and the continued evolution of Palomar’s Family Justice Center model. Her work is focused on reducing barriers to services, strengthening collaboration, and ensuring that survivors can access the resources they need to move toward safety, healing, and stability. Ms. Bull lives in Oklahoma City with her husband, Brandon, and their two sons, Hudson and Hayes. of Law in 2013. Following law school, she practiced civil insurance defense.

ANNETTE WISK JACOBI Annette Wisk Jacobi has served as executive director of the Oklahoma Commission on Children

and Youth since 2017, providing leadership for the state’s efforts to improve outcomes for children and families. She earned her law degree from the OU College of Law and completed specialized interdisci plinary graduate training in child abuse and neglect through the OU Department of Pediatrics. Her com mitment to children and families began after law school when she joined the staff of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy. She then went on to build a career in public health spanning more than 30 years. Her focus was on strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment. Among her significant accom plishments was helping to build a statewide home visiting program which, at one time, was considered a model for other states. Ms. Jacobi is deeply committed to professional and civic leader ship. She has served on the board of directors for Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Children’s Trust Fund Alliance. She has served on a variety of

ANDEN BULL Anden Bull is the chief programs officer and general coun sel of Palomar: Oklahoma City’s Family Justice Center,

where she oversees programs and services designed to support victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking. Since joining

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