The Oklahoma Bar Journal September 2024

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summaries

reception with the OBA and the Oklahoma County Bar Association.

review by the Strategic Planning Committee, participated in a virtual organizational meeting with President Pringle, Executive Director Johnson and a third-party vendor and worked on appoint ments for the Budget Committee. He received and drafted corre spondence to encourage attorneys’ participation in the rally at the Capitol to support the Judicial Nominating Commission and con tacted representatives regarding the rally. He attended the rally and met with his representatives to request opposition to SJR 34, leg islation aimed at dismantling the JNC. He also attended the Tulsa Lawyers Luncheon for the Indian Nations Council, Boy Scouts of America and the joint reception with the OBA and the Oklahoma County Bar Association. Vice President Peckio reported she worked on communicating legislative issues, which included phone calls and meetings with attorneys and legislators. She attended OBA Day at the Capitol, a rally at the Capitol to support the Judicial Nominating Commission and the March meeting of the McIntosh County Bar Association, where she presented two 50-year milestone membership pins on behalf of the OBA. She also attended the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program monthly meeting and discus sion group in Tulsa and the joint REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met April 19.

REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Pringle reported he worked on communicating leg islative issues through articles, emails, meetings, phone calls and interviews, attended OBA Day at the Capitol and authored his pres ident’s article for the May issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal . He worked on dues increase issues, including answering attorneys’ calls and reading their comments, attended the Law Day student contest awards ceremony and discussed ongoing building issues with Executive Director Johnson. He worked on the upcoming Annual Meeting and appoint ments. Additionally, he attended a meeting with the strategic plan ner to determine timelines and the joint reception with the OBA and the Oklahoma County Bar Association. President-Elect Williams reported he attended and met with his district representatives during OBA Day at the Capitol. He participated in multiple work sessions with the new OBA Professionalism Committee Chair Richard D. White Jr. regarding the committee’s 2024 activities and attended the Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co. Board of Directors meeting. He drafted cor respondence regarding issues for REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

Executive Director Johnson reported she attended OBA Day at the Capitol, CLE movie night and a CLE planning lunch with the Oklahoma City Zoo. She spoke with Chief Justice M. John Kane IV about the proposed dues increase vote and upcoming processes, which include a comment period and a public hearing. She reviewed legislative editorial content as well as numerous JNC and SJR 34-related content, which she worked on as well. She attended the Law Day student contest awards ceremony, an Annual Meeting planning meeting at the venue and a plenary speaker discussion with the Oklahoma Judicial Conference and Dr. Karen Korematsu. She prepared for a consultation for strategic planning, attended the Strategic Planning Committee meeting to determine timelines and discussed the Chief Justice Colloquium free CLE program and other matters with Justice Dana Kuehn. She met with a possible project manager to discuss roof and entryway projects and with the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to dis cuss work on plumbing issues at the Oklahoma Bar Center. She discussed and finalized the free movie night CLE program on June 4 with Justice Yvonne Kauger and the speaker panel and attended the

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