November 2006

Young Lawyers Encouraged to Attend Annual Meeting

All young lawyers are encouraged to attend the OBA 102nd Annual Meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Tulsa on Nov. 15-17.  In addition to the YLD Annual Meeting that will be held in conjunction with the conference, there are wonderful CLE and programming opportunities available to YLD members.

Over the course of the three-day event, the YLD will once again be hosting its hospitality suite, which provides lawyers of all ages the opportunity to meet with their colleagues on an informal basis and to discuss both personal and professional issues in a friendly and welcoming setting.

On Thursday, Nov. 16, the YLD will be sponsoring what in recent years has become the Annual Meeting’s entertainment centerpiece — Casino Night. The event will feature play money, craps, roulette, blackjack, karaoke entertainment, prizes and more. Admission to Casino Night is free with Annual Meeting registration.

The final major YLD event at the meeting will be the Board of Directors annual breakfast on Friday morning. Several individuals will be recognized for their contributions to the division. Honorees this year include YLD past chair Jon Parsley, former YLD board members Keith Givens and Todd Kolczun, current YLD director Roy Tucker, Children & the Law Committee co-chairs Carol King and Lily Debrah, and Jan Sands, a YLD Friend.

Please register now or fill out the registration form in your bar journal.

YLD Joins Forces with Tulsa High School

The YLD Children and the Law Committee teamed up with Nathan Hale High School in Tulsa to create a new mentoring program. Carol King, co-chair of the Children and the Law Committee, participated in a “Partners in Education” signing ceremony at Hale in Tulsa on Sept. 27. The ceremony formalized the establishment of a new program that matches area lawyers and law students with Hale students to provide mentoring in the areas of career advisement, school issues and personal issues. A similar program is being implemented in the Oklahoma City area. For more information on the Tulsa Hale program, contact Carol King at carol.king@sbcglobal.net.

YLD Welcomes New Attorneys

To honor the newest members of the bar, the Young Lawyers Division held happy hour gatherings in Tulsa and Oklahoma City in October.

The Tulsa reception was held at the Full Moon Café on Cherry Street on Oct. 5. After drinks and appetizers were ordered, Sara Barry, coordinator of the event, welcomed the newly licensed attorneys and provided them with information on how to get involved in the OBA and the YLD.

“We had a great turnout of both new admittees and those of us who can no longer remember and discuss specific questions that were on our bar exam,” said Ms. Barry. “Thanks to everyone who came to the reception to honor our new admittees.”