Oklahoma Bar Journal
August 2026 | Legal Potpourri

FEATURES
The Use and Abuse of Hearsay in Family Law Matters
By Jessica Tueller and Monica Dionisio
What Trustees Need to Know About Oklahoma’s New Trust Code: Key Changes and Practical Applications
By Amanda Swain
Why We Are All Insurance Lawyers
By Paul Kouri
Tax Stamp as Drug Law in Action
By Kat Albrecht, Corey Boyd, Samuel Galoob and Stephen Galoob
Reservation Realities: Oklahoma Taxation of Tribal Members Post-McGirt Under Stroble and New Challenges to Tribal Sovereignty Including Hunting and Fishing Regulation
By Jeff D. Trevillion Jr. and Mike McBride III
Objective Versus Subjective Standards in Negligence Per Se: How To Craft Viable Negligence Per Se Claims and How to Challenge Improper Claims
By William “Alex” Orr
PLUS
Annual Meeting | 2027 OBA Board of Governors Vacancies
Sign Up to Volunteer for Heroes Day
Big Changes Ahead for OBA CLE
By Gigi McCormick
America's 250th Anniversary
By Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe
From the Executive Director | A Season to Refocus: The End of Summer's Hidden Opportunities
By Janet Johnson
Law Practice Tips | Your Client Is Already Using AI. Now What?
By Julie Bays
Bar Foundation News | Expanding Access to Justice Through OBF's Court Interpreter Support
By Renee DeMoss
Young Lawyers Division | Are You Ready? Serve Your Profession as a YLD Leader
By Laura Talbert
The Back Page | Retirement – What's That?
By Dan Crawford