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Jenks High School Named Mock Trial State Champion
By Todd A. Murray For more than 40 years, Oklahoma high school students have assumed the roles of attorneys and witnesses through the Oklahoma High School Mock Trial program and honed their listening, speaking and persuasion skills. The participants used a fictional case drafted by the Mock Trial Committee, which is funded by the Oklahoma…
Continue reading...Bar Members Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries in 2025
The Oklahoma Bar Association congratulates these members who reach significant milestone anniversaries in 2025. 70 Years CLEVELAND COUNTY Gene Charles Smith, Norman OKLAHOMA COUNTY Gordon F. Brown, Oklahoma City William James Robinson, Oklahoma City OUT OF STATE Gerald Gaylord Barton, Monterey, CA 60 Years BRYAN COUNTY Payton L. Phelps, Durant CANADIAN COUNTY Richard Meacham Fogg, El Reno CLEVELAND COUNTY Ben T. Benedum, Norman Don R. Nicholson II,…
Continue reading...In Memoriam
Honoring OBA members we have lost 2025 May Ben T. Benedum of Norman died Oct. 23, 2024. He was born Aug. 12, 1936, in Norman and attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana. Mr. Benedum graduated from OU with a bachelor’s degree in finance in 1959 and from Indiana University with a master’s degree in business…
Continue reading...In Memoriam
Honoring OBA members we have lost 2024 December John Thomas Cripps III of Sallisaw died Oct. 22. He was born Dec. 20, 1945, and was raised in Tulsa. Mr. Cripps received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 1975 and served as an attorney and judge in Sallisaw for nearly half a century.…
Continue reading...Attorneys Provide Free Legal Services To First Responders
The Oklahoma Bar Association’s Wills for Heroes program serves those who serve their communities by offering no-cost legal assistance in the areas of wills and estate planning to first responders and emergency personnel. Oklahoma lawyers will be providing this service at the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Business Enterprise Center in Weatherford on Saturday, Aug. 10,…
Continue reading...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...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…
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