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OBA House of Delegates Adopts Resolution, Elects New Officers and Board Members

July 13, 2024
Bar business matters were considered Friday, July 12, when the House of Delegates convened at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 120th Annual Meeting at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Norman.HOUSE OF DELEGATES ACTIONS   The House of Delegates voted to adopt a resolution recommending an amendment of Article VIII, Section 1 of the Rules Creating and… Read more...

Applicants for July 2024 Bar Exam

June 4, 2024
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… Read more...

Proposed Changes to the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct

March 29, 2024
Proposed Changes to the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct Member Comment Requested The following is a modification to the Oklahoma Rules of Professional Conduct as proposed by the OBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee. These proposed changes will be considered by the OBA Board of Governors. The proposed rule changes update and clarify the advertising… Read more...

Bar Members Celebrate Milestone Anniversaries in 2024

March 18, 2024
The Oklahoma Bar Association congratulates these members who reach significant milestone anniversaries in 2024. 70 YearsOKLAHOMA 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, WY … Read more...

Jenks High School Named Mock Trial State Champion

March 6, 2024
Jenks High School’s Team Courtroom Crusaders edged out Oklahoma City’s Academy of Classical Christian Studies to claim the Oklahoma High Schoo Mock Trial Championship. This is the second time Jenks High School has won the championship and the first time the Academy of Classical Christian Studies has made it to the final round of competition. … Read more...

In Memoriam

March 1, 2024
Honoring OBA members we have lost 2023 December Charles F. Alden III of Edmond died Nov. 5. He was born May 6, 1947, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied political science at OSU, where he was a member of the Army ROTC, the National Society of Scabbard and Blade and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.… Read more...

Oklahoma City Lawyer Takes Oath as OBA President

January 23, 2024
Chief Justice M. John Kane IV administers the oath of office to 2024 OBA President Miles Pringle on Jan. 19. Miles Pringle was sworn in Jan. 19 as the 2024 Oklahoma Bar Association president. He will lead the OBA’s 17-member Board of Governors, which meets monthly and governs the 18,000-member association. Supreme Court Chief Justice… Read more...

Applicants for February 2024 Bar Exam

January 4, 2024
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 Feb.… Read more...

Member Resignations | 2023

December 28, 2023
For 2022 resignations, click here. The following members have resigned as members of the association and notice is hereby given of such resignation: Jan. 9 Victor Gabriel Martin, OBA No. 34716; 1940 72nd Ave.; Norman, OK 73072 Isaac Jorel Dickson, OBA No. 32903; 134 Berkeley Lane; Williamsburg, VA 23185 Jan. 10 Jeffery Allen Cody, OBA… Read more...

State Bar to Reimburse Client Losses

December 20, 2023
Ninety people who lost money or other property through the death or dishonest conduct of their attorney will have their losses reimbursed by the Oklahoma Bar Association this year. The OBA Clients’ Security Fund will pay out more than $210,000 to those clients of deceased, suspended or former lawyers whose actions led to the losses.… Read more...