Bar Business
General Assembly
Association business begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, during the General Assembly. The program includes OBA award presentations and In Memoriam as well as updates from judicial and OBA leaders.
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, following the General Assembly. Association business including leadership elections and consideration of resolutions takes place during the House of Delegates meeting. The House of Delegates shall be composed of one delegate or alternate from each County of the State, who shall be an active or senior member of the Bar of such County, as certified by the Executive Director at the opening of the annual meeting; providing that each County where the active or senior resident members of the Bar exceed fifty shall be entitled to one additional delegate or alternate for each additional fifty active or senior members or major fraction thereof. In the absence of the elected delegate(s), the alternate(s) shall be certified to vote in the stead of the delegate. In no event shall any County elect more than thirty (30) members to the House of Delegates.
House of Delegates NOTICE OF MEETINGS
To Come
Items for Consideration
2026 Resolution
The following resolution will be submitted to the House of Delegates at the 122nd Oklahoma Bar Association Annual Meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City.
RESOLUTION NO. ONE: Amendment to Bylaws Adding Additional Judges as Oklahoma Judicial Conference Representatives to the OBA House of Delegates
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Delegates of the Oklahoma Bar Association that the Association amend Article 1, Section 2 of the Bylaws of the Oklahoma Bar Association, as published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal and posted on the OBA website at www.okbar.org to add judges so that the number of judicial representatives of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference to the House of Delegates is increased to nine (9) representatives with nine (9) alternates, with no specified category of judge required to serve. (The changes to the bylaws require two-thirds affirmative vote for passage. OBA Bylaws Art. XI Sec. 1)
Submitted by Justice Noma Gurich and President Thomas Prince of the Oklahoma Judicial Conference
ARTICLE I
Section 2. MEMBERSHIP
The House of Delegates shall be composed of one delegate or alternate from each County of the State, who shall be an active or senior member of the Bar of such County, as certified by the Executive Director at the opening of the annual meeting; providing that each County where the active or senior resident members of the Bar exceed fifty shall be entitled to one additional delegate or alternate for each additional fifty active or senior members or major fraction thereof. In the absence of the elected delegate(s) the alternate(s) shall be certified to vote in the stead of the delegate. In no event shall any County elect more than thirty (30) members to the House of Delegates. Each delegate and alternate shall be elected for a term of two years to begin with the commencement of the annual meeting following his or her election, and terminating with the commencement of the third annual meeting following his or her election or until the election and certification of his or her successor, provided, that beginning with the election of delegates and alternates following adoption of this amendment, the Board of Governors shall designate the number of delegate positions in each County which shall be for an initial one-year term and which delegate positions shall be a two-year term, providing further, that as nearly as it is mathematically possible, the one and two-year terms shall be divided equally for Counties entitled to two or more delegates, the respective County Bar Association shall determine the method of designating the delegates for one-year terms and the delegates for two-year terms.
Each member of the Board of Governors of the Association shall be an ex officio non-voting member of the House of Delegates and shall be vested with the courtesy of the floor of the House of Delegates and the right to speak therein, but shall have no right to introduce resolutions or legislative proposals or motions or to vote thereon, unless certified as a delegate from his or her county of residence. Each former President of the Oklahoma Bar Association shall be a Member at Large of the House of Delegates of said Association with the same powers, duties and voting rights as an elected delegate of the House of Delegates. Also, the Oklahoma Judicial Conference shall select from its membership one district judge as delegate and one district judge as alternate, and associate district judge as delegate and one associate district judge as alternate, and one special judge as delegate and one special judge as alternate, shall be represented by nine (9) judicial delegates and nine (9) alternate delegates, one delegate and one alternate selected from each of the nine Judicial Administrative Districts (as constituted on July 1, 2026). Each delegate and each alternate who shall have, respectively, all the rights, duties and powers of delegates and alternate delegates.
2027 Leadership and Candidates
Board of Governors Vacancies
The deadline for submitting nominating petitions for 2027 OBA leadership is Monday, Sept. 14 , 2026, at 5 p.m.
The Board of Governors is comprised of 17 active members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. One representative is elected for each of the nine Supreme Court judicial districts, as such districts existed prior to January 1, 2020 [Order No. SCBD 4483 (2020 OK 17)], by lawyers in those respective districts plus three statewide at-large members and the Young Lawyers Division chairperson. Officers are the president, vice president, president-elect and secretary/treasurer.
For information on current board members and officers, visit the Board of Governors page.
2027 Board of Governors
Elections for contested positions will be held at the House of Delegates meeting Nov. 13, during the 2026 OBA Annual Meeting. Terms of the present OBA officers and governors will terminate Dec. 31, 2026.
2027 President
Jana L. Knott, El Reno
Jana L. Knott joined Bass Law in 2018 and became the firm’s managing partner in 2024. Her practice focuses primarily on appellate litigation, advocacy, briefing and consultation. She handles civil appeals in all areas of the law in both state and federal court, including oil and gas, trusts and estates, divorce, parental termination, appeals from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, real property, municipal law and bankruptcy. She also represents clients who wish to participate in an appeal as an amicus curiae.
Read More About Jana L. Knott
Ms. Knott represents clients in district courts across the state in civil litigation cases as both trial counsel and embedded appellate counsel. She often provides district court-level brief writing and complex motion writing to other lawyers and firms in all areas of the law, including trust and estate disputes, business disputes, oil and gas litigation, municipal law and real property disputes.
Prior to joining the firm, she worked for seven years as a staff attorney to Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Noma D. Gurich. In addition, she has worked as an adjunct professor at the OCU School of Law, teaching civil practice and procedure.
Ms. Knott co-hosts and produces Oklahoma Appeals: The Podcast, where she and her co-host discuss new cases published by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals and interview guests on all topics related to civil litigation at both the district court and appellate court levels.
Elected as the 2026 president-elect and serving one year in that position, Ms. Knott automatically becomes president Jan. 1, 2027.
2026 President
Amber Peckio, Tulsa
Amber Peckio is a solo practitioner with the Amber Law Group in Tulsa. As an AV-rated preeminent attorney with more than 20 years of trial experience, Ms. Peckio primarily practices in litigation, insurance dispute litigation, complex family litigation and personal injury litigation. She also works extensively in the newly established cannabis law field in Oklahoma and routinely counsels Oklahoma businesses in all cannabis-related legal matters.
Read More About Amber Peckio
Ms. Peckio currently serves as president of the OBA Board of Governors after having served as president-elect in 2025. She is the past chair of the OBA Cannabis Law Committee and a member of the American Bar Association, where she previously served as vice chair of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section Cannabis Policy and Law Committee and as state membership chair for Oklahoma. She also co-hosted “Between Two Weeds – Joint Sessions: 2025 Cannabis Legislation Preview” for OBA CLE. She served the OBA as an Oklahoma Bar Foundation Trustee from 2014 to 2019, Women in Law Committee chair in 2007, Lawyer Advertising Task Force member in 2007, Young Lawyers Division board director for Tulsa from 2006 to 2014, Professionalism Committee member, Law Related Education Committee chair, Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committee member, Audit Committee member in 2022, graduate of the inaugural OBA Leadership Academy in 2009 and a frequent CLE speaker.
Ms. Peckio was also active in the Tulsa County Bar Association, having served as vice president in 2020, secretary in 2019 and small firm director in 2021. She received her J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2003 and is admitted to practice in all courts in the state of Oklahoma and before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Northern and Western districts of Oklahoma and the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. As a graduate of the TU College of Law, she has served as a past member of the Alumni Association board. She is also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Tulsa. Ms. Peckio lives in Tulsa with her beloved dogs, Woody and Hendricks.
Having served as president in 2026, Ms. Peckio assumes the role of immediate past president in 2027.
2027 Newly Elected Board of Governors
Pursuant to Rule 3, Section 3 of the OBA bylaws, the following nominees have been deemed elected due to no other person filing for the position.
President-Elect
S. Shea Bracken, Edmond
S. Shea Bracken is an attorney with Maples, Nix & Diesselhorst in Edmond. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury, including medical malpractice, birth injury and products liability. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Infantry and is a decorated war veteran with a combat deployment to Fallujah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom II. He earned his bachelor’s degree from OSU and his J.D. with honors from the OCU School of Law.
Read More About S. Shea Bracken
Mr. Bracken is a member of the American Association for Justice, including the Birth Trauma Litigation Group and the Attorneys Information Exchange Group; the Oklahoma County Bar Association; and the Oklahoma Association for Justice. He served on the OBA Board of Governors from 2022 to 2024. He currently serves as an Oklahoma Bar Foundation Trustee and as co-chair of the OBA Military Assistance Committee. He also participates in the OCU Law Mentorship Program and is a member of the OBA Mock Trial, Legislative Monitoring and Bench and Bar committees.
He is active in the community, including serving as a member of the Deer Creek Schools Foundation board, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Marine Corps League. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Lindsay, and his daughters, Makenna and Teagan. He also enjoys traveling, exercising, reading, playing video games, watching movies and anything involving sports, especially the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Tottenham Hotspur and the Detroit Lions.
After a one-year term as president-elect, Mr. Bracken will serve as OBA president in 2028.
Vice President
Jeff D. Trevillion, Oklahoma City
Jeff D. Trevillion Jr. is a director in the Oklahoma City office of Crowe & Dunlevy and a member of the firm’s Taxation Practice Group. He is an experienced trial lawyer and a certified public accountant who also chairs the Criminal Defense, Compliance & Investigations practice.
Read More About Jeff D. Trevillion
Mr. Trevillion, a native Tulsan, has called Oklahoma City home for more than 20 years. His OBA service history includes serving as a member at large on the Board of Governors from 2024-2026, the Professional Responsibility Tribunal, past president of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, the Credentials Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the inaugural Leadership Academy and the Young Lawyers Division board.
Member At Large
Sarah C. Green, Oklahoma City
Sarah C. Green is the executive director of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Oklahoma, where she oversees one of the state’s largest public institutional investors – a $28 billion pension fund serving Oklahoma’s public education workforce.
With nearly two decades in public pension administration and law, Ms. Green brings deep expertise in institutional investment management, public finance and government affairs. At TRS, she leads operations spanning public and private markets investment, benefits administration, and legislative and regulatory affairs, working at the intersection of fiduciary governance and public policy.
Read More About Sarah C. Green
Before joining TRS, she spent 13 years in private practice at Bullard & Associates, PLLC, rising from associate to partner before being named general counsel of TRS, where she served as the system’s chief legal authority on investment compliance, regulatory matters and institutional governance. She holds an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer-recognized distinction for legal excellence.
She earned her J.D. from the OCU School of Law in 2006 and a B.A. in history, with honors, from East Central University in 2004.
She is an active member of the OBA, serving on both the Professional Responsibility Tribunal and the Investment Committee. She also holds memberships and service positions with the Oklahoma Public Fund Trustee Education Conference Association, the National Association of State Retirement Administrators, the National Council on Teacher Retirement and the National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems, and she serves as an advisor for the Student Investment Fund at the OU Price College of Business.
OBA Young Lawyers Division Chair
Randy G. Gordon, Shawnee
Randy G. Gordon joined the Shawnee law firm of Stuart & Clover PLLC in 2021 as a partner, bringing his wealth of litigation and creditors’ rights knowledge from his previous employment. He primarily practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation and creditors’ rights. A favorite quote is, “I love the challenge and hustle that my work requires.” He remains a dedicated OSU fan, despite receiving his J.D. from his dreaded rival, OU.
Read More About Randy G. Gordon
Mr. Gordon has served on the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division board, which has been personally and professionally enriching. He enjoys being a member of a board that serves not only the legal community but also the Oklahoma City community at large through philanthropic efforts. He also serves as the head of the community outreach committee of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Shawnee.
He shares two sons with his partner, Breanne. They keep him busy! In his spare time, he loves trying new foods and watching college football.
Contested Elections
The elections for the following judicial district representatives will be held at the House of Delegates meeting on Nov. 13 during the 2026 OBA Annual Meeting.
Supreme Court Judicial District 1
Shawna N. Taylor, Newkirk
Shawna N. Taylor graduated from the TU College of Law in 2008 and has practiced law in Ponca City since 2010. Ms. Taylor worked in private practice with the firm Holmes and Yates from 2010 to 2012, primarily working on family law, bankruptcy and criminal defense cases.
In 2012 she joined the Office of the District Attorney, 8th District in Kay County, handling every type of case from those involving drunk driving to crimes against children, juvenile deprived and delinquent cases, crimes of violence and crimes against women. Her passion is working with crime victims to ensure accountability against offenders in crimes of violence. Since 2018 her primary case load involves domestic violence, stalking and violation of protective order cases.
Read More About Shawna N. Taylor
She values education, both as a recipient and a provider, attending local and national level training for prosecutors. She attended the National Crimes Against Women Conference in Dallas three consecutive years beginning in 2023. She teaches law enforcement courses several times each year, teaching at the local police academy – the Basic Peace Officer Certification Course for new officers, and she provides continuing education that offers required continuing education credit hours to law enforcement on domestic violence investigations. During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in 2024, she was the 13th prosecutor to receive the Award for Excellence in Action Against Violence Against Women from the Oklahoma Office of Attorney General.
Jonathan R. Wade, Claremore
Jonathan R. Wade is a partner and attorney at Hathcoat & Wade Law Firm PLLC in Claremore, where he focuses primarily on real estate matters, personal injury, civil litigation, probates, guardianships and estate planning. He has built a reputation in his community for delivering exceptional legal representation to his clients.
Mr. Wade earned his J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2020, where he received the Clinical Legal Educational Association Outstanding Student Award and graduated with highest honors. He received a B.S. in business administration – accounting option from Rogers State University in 2018.
Read More About Jonathan R. Wade
Prior to law school, he worked as a legal assistant for more than 25 years in Kansas and Oklahoma. Licensed to practice in Oklahoma since 2021, he is an active member of the ABA and the Rogers County Bar Association. He is licensed to practice in all three of the federal courts in Oklahoma, as well as the Cherokee Nation and Muscogee (Creek) Nation tribal courts. He has successfully represented clients in complex civil litigation and contested probate and trust matters, securing favorable outcomes through skilled negotiation and courtroom advocacy. Beyond the courtroom, he is committed to community involvement by serving on the board of directors of Safenet Services Inc., a local nonprofit organization, and pastors a church in Vinita.
Outside of practice, he enjoys fishing, camping and playing the piano. He and his wife, Sheila, have three adult sons and one grandson.
Supreme Court Judicial District 6
Stephanie R. Jackson, Tulsa
Stephanie R. Jackson is the founding member and sole attorney of the Law Office of Stephanie R. Jackson PC (SRJ Law), a Tulsa-based boutique law firm focused on estate planning, trust administration, probate, guardianship and adoption. She brings more than two decades of public-service leadership and investigative experience from her career with the Tulsa Police Department, retiring in 2017 as a sergeant.
Ms. Jackson earned a B.S. after attending OSU and UCO, an M.S. in management from Southern Nazarene University, and her J.D. from the TU College of Law in 2018, where she served as vice president of the Black Law Students Association.
Read More About Stephanie R. Jackson
A committed leader in the legal profession, she served as president of the Tulsa County Bar Association from 2024-2025. She currently serves on the Tulsa County Bar Foundation Board and the OBA Professional Responsibility Tribunal. She is also a trustee of the David E. and Cassie L. Temple Foundation.
Her leadership and service have been recognized through numerous honors, including the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Officer of the Month Award, the University of Tulsa College of Law Most Outstanding Junior Alumnus Award, the YWCA Pinnacle Award Entrepreneur of the Year and the Tulsa County Bar Association Norma Wheaton Trailblazer Award.
Ms. Jackson is committed to strengthening the legal profession through mentorship, professional development, wellness, service and meaningful engagement with the communities lawyers serve.
Eric L. Tabor, Tulsa
Eric Tabor is an attorney based in Tulsa with more than 15 years of experience in civil litigation. He is in-house counsel for United Safety and Claims, a third-party administrator specializing in claims management for self-insured entities. He represents and advises clients in civil and appellate litigation, workers’ compensation matters, subrogation recovery, insurance disputes, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
He received his J.D. from the TU College of Law and bachelor’s degree in business administration from OSU. He is also a board member of the Oklahoma Tennis Foundation, a nonprofit organization, where he currently serves as governance chair.
