The Oklahoma Bar Journal August 2022

committee is discussing is lowered U.S. News and World Report rankings for all three schools, as well as the recent low passage rate on the bar exam. He said a discussion point is how online learning driven by the pandemic may be impacting passage rates. Governor Edwards reported the Clients’ Security Fund Committee met to evaluate claims that will soon be presented to the Board of Governors. President Elect Hermanson reported the Membership Engagement Committee has met twice to discuss and establish its aims and objectives, as well as proposed updates to the OBA Social Media Policy that will advance to the Board of Governors for approval. Governor Hilfiger reported the Law Day Committee discussed and approved an advertising bud get aimed at promoting its annual Ask A Lawyer activities to the public. Governor Garrett reported the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program Committee met to discuss the issue of second ary trauma for legal practitioners as well as its continued efforts to expand meetings to smaller local bar associations. She also reported the Cannabis Law Committee held its first meeting and is identi fying potential committee mem bers. The committee will meet at noon on the first Wednesday of each month. UPDATE ON STATUS OF OBA SURVEY RESULTS Executive Director Williams discussed demographical trends in survey participation and announced survey findings will be presented to the Board of Governors in May.

Governor Davis reported the Law Schools Committee conducted its final site visit to the state’s three law schools and will soon be meeting to prepare its report. He noted that among the issues the committee is discussing is lowered U.S. News and World Report rankings for all three schools, as well as the recent low passage rate on the bar exam.

85 informal grievances. These numbers compare with 20 for mal grievances and 58 informal grievances respectively during the same time period last year. As of March 31, there were 183 grievances pending investiga tion by the Office of the General Counsel for future presentation to the Professional Responsibility Commission. BOARD LIAISON REPORTS Governor Erwin reported the Access to Justice Committee heard a presentation on Ask A Lawyer volunteer opportunities from the Law Day Committee chairperson. He also reported the Solo & Small Firm Conference Planning Committee is busy promoting the June conference. Governor Davis reported the Law Schools Committee conducted its final site visit to the state’s three law schools and will soon be meeting to prepare its report. He noted that among the issues the

Access to Justice Committee planning meeting and an OU Law Young Alumni board meeting. He also ran the April Access to Justice Committee meeting, where OBA Law Day Committee Chair Ed Wunch spoke about volunteer opportunities for Ask A Lawyer phone banks and previewed some of the Law Day Q&A video content the committee has created that will be shared digitally. General Counsel Hendryx reported the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in a recent case wherein the OBA was the named defendant. In other pending litigation filed in Lincoln County, the OBA has a motion to dismiss pending. She also reported renew als for out-of-state attorney regis trations are ahead of budget and that from March 1 to March 31, the Office of the General Counsel received 10 formal grievances and REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL

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