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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…
Read more...Reinstatements | 2022
The following members of the Oklahoma Bar Association suspended for nonpayment of dues or for noncompliance with Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Requirements have complied with the requirements for reinstatement, and notice is hereby given of such reinstatement: May 18, 2022Delores W. Warren, OBA No. 15061; 8011 Gardner Drive; Alpharetta, GA 30009 June, 21,Gary Lynn Porter, OBA…
Read more...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.
Read more...We Are All in This Together
By Dawn Shelton Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Dustin Rowe opened his talk at the Seminole County Law Day Forum last week by asking everyone where they were 23 years ago. Most attendees soon conjured memories of May 3, 1999. It’s one of those Oklahoma tornado moments – we remember where we were. During Justice Rowe’s…
Read more...New Attorneys Take Oath
Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners Chairperson, Robert E. Black, announces that 54 applicants who took the Oklahoma Bar Examination on February 22-23, 2022, were admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, or by proxy at a later date. Due to the continuing threat of COVID-19, the Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice…
Read more...Oklahoma Lawyers Offer Free Legal Advice on April 28
Thursday, April 28 – 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Numbers to call: 405-493-9131 or 918-551-6022 Email: AskALawyer@okbar.org Lawyers across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice on Thursday, April 28, during the annual statewide celebration of Law Day. Oklahoma residents may call 405-493-9131 or 918-551-6022 to speak to a licensed attorney at no charge. Those with legal questions…
Read more...February 2022 Bar Results
Results – February 2022 Oklahoma Bar Exam A total of 141 took the exam; 66 passed; pass rate 47%. The following list includes EVERYONE who passed the February 2022 exam. Abraham, Andrew Francis Ailey, Ashley Nicole Alabbasi, Alex Abraham Allred, Spencer David Ames, Tyler Edward Atkinson, Cristine Lynne Batien, Teija Ann Beatty, Lauren Elizabeth Bennett,…
Read more...March 29, 2022 – The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) announces the three nominees for the position ofCourt of Civil Appeals, District 4, Office 2. After concluding the review process and conducting in-person interviews, the JNC submitted to the Governor the following nominees for this position: Timothy J. Downing, Purcell Laura M. Palk, Norman Bevan G.…
Read more...OBA Day at the Capitol is Back for 2022!
March 22, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oklahoma Bar Center | Emerson Hall, 1901 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City RSVP for lunch: Alisha Davidson; 405-416-7014 Click here for the full schedule. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, March 22, when OBA Day at the Capitol returns to the Oklahoma Bar Center. The event begins…
Read more...Owasso High School Mock Trial State Champs
Owasso High School’s Team Zip, Zap, Zok edged out Jenks High School’s Team The Truth to claim the Oklahoma High School Mock Trial Championship. Owasso High School has won the state championship four of the last five years. The mock trial program, now in its 42nd year, involves teams of students portraying attorneys and defendants…
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