BAR BUSINESS

General Assembly

Association business will take place Friday morning, July 12, during General Assembly: OBA award presentations, updates from judicial and OBA leaders, elections and consideration of resolutions.

House of Delegates

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.

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House of Delegates NOTICE OF MEETINGS To Come

RULES of OBA House of Delegates

2024 Title Examination Standards To Come

2025 LEADERSHIP AND CANDIDATES

Board of Governors Vacancies

The deadline for submitting nominating petitions is 5 p.m. Friday, May 8, 2024.

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.

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2025 Board of Governors Nominees

Elections for contested positions will be held at the House of Delegates meeting July 12, during the 2024 OBA Annual Meeting. Terms of the present OBA officers and governors will terminate Dec. 31, 2024.

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President-Elect

Nominee: Kara Vincent, Tulsa

Kara Vincent, a shareholder at Barber & Bartz PC, boasts 28 years of experience as both a CPA and attorney. She holds a B.B.A. in finance from Northeastern State University, a B.B.A. in accounting from Langston University and a J.D. from the TU College of Law. Her practice specializes in estate and trust matters, covering design, administration, special-needs planning and litigation.

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Ms. Vincent holds certifications as a certified fraud examiner, CPA with a specialization in financial forensics and a chartered global management accountant through the AICPA. Ms. Vincent has been extensively involved with the Tulsa County Bar Association and the Oklahoma Bar Association, serving in various roles including Midyear Meeting coordinator, treasurer, secretary and chair of the OBA Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Section board. She has also held leadership positions in the Tulsa County Bar Association at all levels and in all executive roles, culminating in her term as President in 2022.

Currently, Ms. Vincent is a trustee for the Tulsa County Bar Foundation and co-chair for the Street Law program, programs started by the TCBA during her presidency. She serves as vice-chair of the ADR Committee for the Real Property Trusts and Estates Section of the ABA. In her community involvement, she has volunteered and served on the Board of Directors for various organizations including the CASA program of Muskogee and Wagoner counties, Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, Oaks Indian Mission, Inc., and the Asbury Development Center, which serves seven nonprofits in the community.

Vice President

Nominee: Richard D. White Jr., Tulsa

Richard D. White Jr. is a shareholder at the Tulsa law firm of Barber & Bartz PC. During his 40 years of practice, he has represented businesses throughout the U.S. in commercial disputes. He has also maintained a substantial family law practice. He is licensed to practice in all Oklahoma courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Western districts of Oklahoma, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.