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New OBA Member Benefit: Smokeball Bill
Smokeball Bill offers OBA members a streamlined solution to manage trust accounts more effectively while simplifying their billing processes. Managing client trust accounts is a critical responsibility for Oklahoma attorneys that requires strict adherence to regulatory requirements. Many small firms still rely on manual processes for trust accounting, which can lead to compliance risks and…
Read more...North Carolina Asks Out-of-State Lawyers For Help After Hurricane Helene Destruction
Oklahoma Bar Association members are encouraged to register to provide pro bono legal services to victims of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene following an Oct. 1 order by the North Carolina Supreme Court allowing out-of-state lawyers to temporarily register with the North Carolina State Bar. Lawyers interested in providing pro bono services under the order are asked to…
Read more...OBA Hosts Online Resource for Voter Information
With the November elections just weeks away, Oklahoma voters will soon be asked to make choices about several of the state’s appellate-level judges and justices. Candidates for judicial retention – the “yes” or “no” selections Oklahoma voters make every two years about high-level state judiciary – will be on the ballot this election year. Voters…
Read more...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,…
Read more...Jenks High School Named Mock Trial State Champion
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...Oklahoma City Lawyer Takes Oath as OBA President
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 M. John Kane IV administered the oath to officers and new Board of Governors members during a ceremony at the…
Read more...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 Shangri-La Resort in Afton on Saturday, July 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
Read more...Owasso High School Crowned Mock Trial State Champion
Owasso High School’s Team Elle edged out Jenks High School’s Team Justice for All to claim the Oklahoma High School Mock Trial Championship. Owasso High School has won the state championship five of the last six years. The Mock Trial program, now in its 43rd year, involves teams of students portraying attorneys and defendants in…
Read more...Eight teams from Ada, Jenks, Moore, Oklahoma City and Owasso will participate in the 2023 Oklahoma High School Mock Trial competition. The rounds are scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 28, in Tulsa at the Page Belcher Federal Building and Wednesday, March 1, in Oklahoma City at the U.S. Western District Federal Courthouse. The winning teams from…
Read more...Ponca City Lawyer Takes Oath as OBA President
The new Oklahoma Bar Association officers and board members convened at the Oklahoma Supreme Court Ceremonial Courtroom at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 20, to be sworn into office. Administering their oaths of office was Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice M. John Kane. Brian T. Hermanson of Ponca City will serve as 2023 president…
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