Governance & Membership
Board of Governors
The Board of Governors is comprised of 17 active members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. One representative is elected for each of the nine Supreme Court judicial districts, as such districts existed prior to January 1, 2020 [Order No. SCBD 4483 (2020 OK 17)], by lawyers in those respective districts plus three statewide at-large members and the Young Lawyers Division chairperson. Officers are the president, vice president, president-elect and secretary/treasurer.
For information on board vacancies and nominations, visit the Board Vacancies page.
Officers
President
Brian T. Hermanson
732 Monument Road
Ponca City, OK 74604-3931
580-761-6890
President-Elect
Miles Pringle
9020 N. May Ave., Ste. 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
405-820-9219
Vice President
D. Ken Williams Jr.
521 E. 2nd St., Ste. 1200
Tulsa, OK 74120
918-594-0519
Executive Director
Secretary/Treasurer
Janet K. Johnson
Oklahoma Bar Association
P.O. Box 53036
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
405-416-7000
Members of the Board of Governors
Immediate Past President
James R. Hicks
110 W. 7th St., Ste. 900
Tulsa, OK 74119-1044
918-584-1600
District Representatives
District 1
Michael R. Vanderburg
2124 Huntington Pl.
Ponca City, OK 74604
918-691-8686
District 2
John E. Barbush
313 W. Evergreen St.
Durant, OK 74701
405-570-3574
District 3
S. Shea Bracken
15401 N. May Ave.
Edmond, OK 73013
405-509-2000
District 4
Dustin Conner
P.O. Box 1549
Enid, OK 73702
580-234-0436
District 5
Allyson E. Dow
2900 W. Lindsey, Ste. 122
Norman, OK 73072
405-605-0681
District 6
Richard D. White Jr.
525 S. Main St., Suite 800
Tulsa, OK 74103
918-599-7755
District 7
Benjamin R. Hilfiger
620 W. Broadway St.
Muskogee, OK 74401-6219
918-683-4445
District 8
Nicholas E. Thurman
105 W. 13th St.
Ada, OK 74820
580-332-0341
District 9
Jana Lee Knott
104 N. Rock Island
P.O. Box 157
El Reno, OK 73036
(405) 262-4040
At-Large and YLD Representatives
Member at Large
Timothy Lee Rogers
110 W. 7th St., Ste. 900
Tulsa, OK 74119-1044
918-584-1600
Member at Large
Kara I. Smith
Okla. Health Care Authority
4345 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-923-8611
Member at Large
Angela Ailles Bahm
14000 Quail Springs Parkway, Ste. 230
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
405-475-9707
YLD Chairperson
Caroline M. Shaffer Siex
2021 S. Lewis Ave., Ste. 410
Tulsa, OK 74104
918-587-3939