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OBA President Honors Members and Staff
OBA President Miles Pringle recognized members of the Oklahoma Bar Association and OBA staff during the 2024 OBA Annual Meeting in Norman. The awards honor outstanding efforts in support of OBA leadership and the association’s mission. “Members recognized with President’s Awards are those who work diligently every day to make a profound, positive impact on…
Continue reading...In Memoriam
Honoring OBA members we have lost 2024 June Robert D. Baron of Oklahoma City died Dec. 31. He was born June 11, 1943, in Moline, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Iowa and received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1968. Mr. Baron practiced law in Oklahoma City for more than…
Continue reading...Bar Members Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries in 2024
The Oklahoma Bar Association congratulates these members who reach significant milestone anniversaries in 2024. 70 Years OKLAHOMA COUNTY George Tony Blankenship, Nichols Hills J. Thornton Wright, Oklahoma City ROGERS COUNTY Jack K. Mayberry, Claremore OUT OF STATE O. Malcolm Harper, Glendale, CA Donald E. Lambdin, Maize, KS Fred R. Harris, Corrales, NM Arthur Wayne Breeland, Dallas, TX David Christopher Reid, Oakton, VA Don Edward VanDall, Cheyenne,…
Continue reading...OBA Announces Its 2023 Officers and New Board Members
The Oklahoma Bar Association announced its 2023 officers and new Board of Governors members on Friday, Nov. 4, during the OBA’s 118th Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. Ponca City attorney Brian T. Hermanson will serve as the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 2023 president, following a year as president-elect. He will lead the OBA’s 17-member Board of…
Continue reading...SOUND JUDGMENT | October 2022
NHTSA Sound Judgment is a quarterly newsletter funded as part of a National Highway Safety Training Administration (NHTSA) grant received through the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office. The grant is designed to assist in decreasing the number of impaired driving related fatalities in Oklahoma by providing a program of training and education for judges and other judiciary personnel…
Continue reading...CourtFacts.org Provides Voters With Information About Judges On Nov. 8 Ballot
Oklahomans may face uncertainty about the judicial retention ballot they will encounter when they enter the voting booth Nov. 8. Voters wanting to know more about the nine judges on the statewide judicial retention ballot can find background information for all the judges on one website, www.CourtFacts.org. Created by the Oklahoma Bar Association, the website…
Continue reading...OBA 2023 Proposed Budget
Oklahoma Bar Association 2023 Proposed Budget
Continue reading...Oklahoma Bar Association Seeks Nominations
The deadline is approaching to submit nominations for the Oklahoma Bar Association’s annual awards presentations. Awards are open to individuals and organizations who have positively impacted the community, and those submitting nominations do not need to be lawyers. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, July 1 and will be presented to recipients at…
Continue reading...Applicants for July 2022 Bar Exam
The Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct impose on each member of the bar the duty to aid in guarding against the admission of candidates unfit or unqualified because of deficiency in either moral character or education. To aid in that duty, the following is a list of applicants for the bar examination to be given…
Continue reading...Swearing-In Ceremony – Spring 2022
Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Darby administered the oath of attorney to more than 50 new admittees during a ceremony at the Oklahoma Judicial Center on April 26, 2022. Congratulations to the state’s newest lawyers! A gallery of the event is below! View the recorded ceremony on the OBA’s Facebook page.
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