MAY 2025 | 71 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL reported she attended the Law Schools Committee meeting and the Bench and Bar Committee meeting. Governor Hixon reported he attended the Law Day Committee meeting and the Tulsa County Bar Association Board of Directors meeting. Governor Knott reported she attended the Canadian County Bar Association January meeting. Governor Locke reported he attended the Muskogee County Bar Association meeting and the Membership Engagement Committee meeting. He also met with members of the Mayes County Bar Association and encouraged them to resume monthly meetings post-pandemic. Governor Oldfield reported he reviewed the Disaster Response and Relief Committee orientation packet. Governor Rogers reported he attended the TU College of Law Alumni Association board meeting. Governor Thurman reported he attended the CARE Cottage Child Advocacy Center fundraising event and the Pontotoc County Bar Association officers’ meeting, and he is planning to attend the Pontotoc County Drug Free Coalition Gala. Governor West reported he attended the Cleveland County Bar Association Executive Board meeting and a monthly meeting and happy hour social event, presented the OBA Outstanding Senior Law Student Award at the OU College of Law and served as a panelist judge for the Oklahoma High School Mock Trial competition. REPORT OF THE YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION Governor Venus reported the YLD met in January and assembled bar exam survival kits. REPORT OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL General Counsel Hendryx reported the Professional Responsibility Commission and Professional Responsibility Tribunal reports were submitted to the Supreme Court on Feb. 7. She provided an overview of the reports and added that they are available in the March issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal and on the OBA website. A written report of PRC actions and OBA disciplinary matters for the month was submitted to the board for its review. BOARD LIAISON REPORTS President-Elect Peckio reported the Investment Committee is now led by Past President Pringle. He is implementing more frequent meetings – at least quarterly rather than yearly. Vice President White said the Professionalism Committee has identified a new chair, Chad W. P. Kelliher, who will be appointed later during the meeting. Governor Barker said the Awards Committee will hold its first meeting of the year on March 7. Governor Hixon reported the Law Day Committee met at the Oklahoma Bar Center in February to judge the student art contest entries. The committee is also recruiting Spanish-speaking attorneys for each May 1 Ask A Lawyer shift in Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. Governor Locke said the Membership Engagement Committee is working on reaching out to law schools and completing free legal information brochures updates. Governor Dodoo reported the Bench and Bar Committee is planning a luncheon for presiding judges, which will likely take place in March, as well as two to three CLE presentations this year. She also said the Law Schools Committee is working on scheduling site visits. OBA WEBSITE DESIGN AGREEMENT The board passed a motion to approve a Bar Association Technology Committee recommendation to contract with a third-party professional website design company to assist with a refresh of the association’s main website, www.okbar.org. LAWYERS HELPING LAWYERS 2024 ANNUAL REPORT Chair Scott B. Goode reviewed the committee’s 2024 annual minutes and report. Highlights included the receipt of grant funding for the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Foundation, which will expand the committee’s efforts. The funds have been used to gain membership to the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits, and in the future, they will be used to create a strategic plan and a job description for a founding executive
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