Earn all your 2026 CLE by attending this year’s conference!
Please note that the conference agenda is subject to change.
LOCATIONS
Unless otherwise specified, sessions and events will be held in the following locations:
Track 1: Sunrise Ballroom 1 | Track 2: Sunrise Ballroom 2 | Track 3: Sunrise Ballroom 3
Meals and Social Events: Sunset Ballroom | Thursday Yoga: OKANA Pool Lawn Area
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
3:00 pm
5:30 pm
Conference Registration (Registration open throughout the conference)
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm (150 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Opening Reception, sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Foundation
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm (90 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
6:45 am
7:00 am
7:45 am
8:25 am
8:30 am
9:20 am
9:40 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
11:50 am
1:00 pm
1:50 pm
2:10 pm
3:00 pm
3:10 pm
4:00 pm
4:30 pm
Morning Yoga and Juice Bar, Sponsored by the YLD, Lawyers Helping Lawyers and Hall Estill
6:45 am – 7:45 am (60 min)
Track 2, Track 3
Thursday Breakfast (available until 9 a.m.)
7:00 am – 8:25 am (85 min)
Track 1
Welcome
8:25 am – 8:30 am (5 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
OBA President Amber Peckio
Plenary Session: Lawyering in the Here, Now and Tomorrow
8:30 am – 9:20 am (50 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Herb Rubenstein
Break
9:20 am – 9:40 am (20 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
A Survivor’s Tale: How the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma Survived the Tidal Wave Collision of McGirt v. Oklahoma
9:40 am – 10:30 am (50 min)
Track 3
Darbi Robertson
Federal and State Updates for Public Charities
9:40 am – 10:30 am (50 min)
Track 2
Jeri Holmes
Securities 101: What To Look Out For
9:40 am – 10:30 am (50 min)
Track 1
Jeanette Timmons
Break (Visit the Vendors)
10:30 am – 11:00 am (30 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Business Valuation in Divorce Litigation: Practical Guidance on Classification, Timing and Goodwill
11:00 am – 11:50 am (50 min)
Track 2
Molly Tipton and Jessica Bishoff
A Lawyer’s Guide to IT Partnerships
11:00 am – 11:50 am (50 min)
Track 3
Andrew Johansen and Michael Brewer
Thursday Lunch
11:50 am – 1:00 pm (70 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Business Law Legislative Updates
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm (50 min)
Track 2
Gary Derrick, Jacob Fanning and Naomi Smith (moderator)
AI Tools for Today’s Lawyer: A Beginner’s Guide
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm (50 min)
Track 3
Julie Bays
The Art of Giving Feedback to Associates
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm (50 min)
Track 1
Rhiannon Thoreson
Break (Visit the Vendors)
1:50 pm – 2:10 pm (20 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
The Client Experience as a Competitive Edge
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm (50 min)
Track 3
Kenton Brice
Understanding the Oklahoma Uniform Trust Code: Key Concepts and Practical Implications
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm (50 min)
Track 2
David Postic
ADA – The Attorney’s Guide to Digital Accessibility
2:10 pm – 3:00 pm (50 min)
Track 1
Angie Barker
Break
3:00 pm – 3:10 pm (10 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number: Mentor/Mentee Relationships
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm (50 min)
Track 2
Herb Rubenstein
Professionalism Under Pressure: Responding to Toxic Behavior in Law Practice (ETHICS)
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm (50 min)
Track 3
Gina Hendryx
The Future Is Now: How GenAI Is More Efficient and Better Than Humans at Understanding eDiscovery Documents
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm (50 min)
Track 1
Lance Watson
Break
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm (30 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Thursday Evening Reception, sponsored by Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co.
4:30 pm – 6:30 pm (120 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
FRIDAY, JUNE 19
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3
7:00 am
8:30 am
9:20 am
9:25 am
10:15 am
10:45 am
11:35 am
11:40 am
12:30 pm
1:30 pm
2:20 pm
2:25 pm
Friday Breakfast (available until 9 a.m.)
7:00 am – 8:30 am (90 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Why Retention Is Good for Business
8:30 am – 9:20 am (50 min)
Track 1
Leah Rudnicki
Beyond the Policy: Understanding Insurance Bad Faith Claims
8:30 am – 9:20 am (50 min)
Track 2
Renley Dennis
Legal Research in the AI Era: What’s Real, What’s Risky, and What to Do About It
8:30 am – 9:20 am (50 min)
Track 3
Kenton Brice
Break
9:20 am – 9:25 am (5 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Intellectual Property in Real Life: Lessons from the Field for Businesses (and their attorneys)
9:25 am – 10:15 am (50 min)
Track 3
Kate Sullivan
Winning Before You Step Into the Courtroom: Contractual Provisions To Get Right
9:25 am – 10:15 am (50 min)
Track 1
Alex Duncan and Katie Crane
Fundamental Tax Compliance for Law Firms
9:25 am – 10:15 am (50 min)
Track 2
Jeff Trevillion
Break (Hotel Check-Out, Luggage Secured)
10:15 am – 10:45 am (30 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
How To Easily Incorporate Pro Bono Into Your Law Firm (ETHICS)
10:45 am – 11:35 am (50 min)
Track 1
Katie Dilks and Jim Calloway
Basics of Business Formation with FORMS
10:45 am – 11:35 am (50 min)
Track 2
Mark Robertson
Cybersecurity Concerns for Attorneys in the Age of Polymorphic AI
10:45 am – 11:35 am (50 min)
Track 3
Collin Walke
Break
11:35 am – 11:40 am (5 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
What Your Appellate Lawyer Wants You To Know
11:40 am – 12:30 pm (50 min)
Track 2
Jana Knott, Sharon Thomas, Justin Lollman and Allison Lubbers (moderator)
50 Tech Tips in 50 Minutes: Practice Management Edition
11:40 am – 12:30 pm (50 min)
Track 1
Jordan Turk
Conducting Effective Litigation Holds: Mastering the Basics.
11:40 am – 12:30 pm (50 min)
Track 3
Bryan Williams
Ethics of AI: Optional Technology, Mandatory Integrity (ETHICS)
1:30 pm – 2:20 pm (50 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jason Robertson
Break
2:20 pm – 2:25 pm (5 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Midyear Lightning Round Rapid-Fire Tips, Hot Topics and Conference Giveaways
2:25 pm – 3:15 pm (50 min)
Track 1, Track 2, Track 3
Julie Bays and Friends