THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 70 | MAY 2025 Board of Governors Actions Meeting Summaries The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Feb. 21. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Williams reported he finalized his March president’s message for the Oklahoma Bar Journal and attended the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents Mid-Year Meeting, the National Conference of Bar Presidents MidYear Meeting and the American Bar Association House of Delegates Mid-Year Meeting. He conferred with Executive Director Johnson and General Counsel Hendryx on pending association litigation and reviewed legal bills from outside counsel regarding the litigation. He assisted Executive Director Johnson and the Legal Internship Committee in revising the licensed legal intern oath, and he attended the Membership Engagement Committee February meeting. He coordinated with the Seminole County Bar Association for a CLE presentation for their Law Day meeting and began research for the presentation. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT President-Elect Peckio reported she attended the roast of outgoing YLD chair Laura Talbert, the National Association of Bar Executives and National Conference of Bar Presidents Mid-Year Meeting and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents Mid-Year Meeting. She also attended the Investment Committee Meeting and an Executive Committee meeting. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Vice President White reported he attended the Annual Convention of the International Association of Commercial Collectors in San Juan, Puerto Rico. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the roast of outgoing YLD Chair Laura Talbert and an East Central University Foundation luncheon and CLE recognizing Chief Justice Rowe. She also participated in a National Association of Bar Executives prospective partnership discussion. She attended the mid-year meetings of the National Association of Bar Executives, the National Conference of Bar Presidents and the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. She worked on the implementation of strategic plan specifics with Marcy Cottle and Administration Director Brumit, communicated with Director of Judicial Education Felice Hamilton on combined summer conferences and worked on details for the Second Annual Oklahoma Chief Justice Colloquium on Civility and Ethics with Ms. Hamilton and Educational Programs Director McCormick. She had meetings with Rep. Michelle McCane on pending forms legislation, ISG to discuss server update status, General Counsel Hendryx and President Williams to discuss pending litigation matters and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol to discuss security measures at the bar center. She worked with the Legal Internship Committee and President Williams on updating the licensed legal intern oath and reviewed pending legislation related to regulating the practice of law and the administration of justice. She attended the Legislative Monitoring Committee meeting, the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and the AI and Access to Justice CLE provided by the ABA. She worked on her March Oklahoma Bar Journal article and attended the Investment Committee Meeting. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Pringle reported he attended the mid-year meetings of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents and the ABA House of Delegates. He presented on a panel regarding the rule of law at the National Conference of Bar Presidents meeting. He also chaired the OBA Investment Committee meeting and reviewed legal bills from outside counsel. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Barker reported he attended the Garfield County Bar Association meeting. Governor Cooper reported he attended the Oklahoma County Bar Association Winter Seminar and is planning to attend meetings of the Bar Center Facilities Committee and the Military Assistance Committee. Governor Dodoo
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