UPDATE: The House of Delegates voted on Nov. 8, 2019, to adopt the resolution below as amended to change “Code of Professional Conduct” to “Rules of Professional Conduct.” The amendment is shown in green. The following resolution will be submitted to the House of Delegates at the 115th Oklahoma Bar…

By H. Terrell Monks, Chair View as PDF The Legal Internship Committee proposes the following rule changes for academic participants.  Academic licenses allow practice in an Oklahoma law school clinic under the supervision of a faculty member licensed to practice law in Oklahoma, possibly with a special temporary permit.  The…

View the entire summary of the Continuing Legal Education Task Force with exhibits, including the full Resolution No. One. View PDF

On August 23rd, the OBA Board of Governors approved amendments to the section and committee seminar co-sponsorship policy.  The new policy sets forth guidelines for new services being offered by the OBA/CLE Department.  The services are intended to foster greater coordination with sections and committees on continuing legal education programs…

The nomination period for the OBA Board of Governors is now open. Elections will be held for president-elect (one-year term, automatically becomes president following year) and vice president (one-year term) as well as representatives for districts two, eight, nine and a statewide at-large representative (three-year terms each). See all the…

The August bar journal is available. Articles relating to access to justice include tips on providing limited scope services, work of the Access to Justice Commission and more, plus tax legislation updates. Check your mailbox or read it online.

Attorneys James D. Bland of McAlester and David L. Butler of Lawton have been elected by the Oklahoma Bar Association members to six-year terms on the state Judicial Nominating Commission. District 3 Mr. Bland will represent District 3, comprised of Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Cotton, Garvin, Haskell, Hughes, Jefferson,…