THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 66 | APRIL 2026 services in rural areas. The task force will be asked to develop working plans to launch in 2026. PRESIDENT PECKIO’S APPOINTMENTS President Peckio made the following appointments: Clients’ Security Fund Committee: President Peckio reappoints Micheal Salem, Norman, as chairperson and Peggy Stockwell, Norman, as vice chairperson with new terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. MCLE Commission: President Peckio reappoints Kimberly Hays, Tulsa, as chairperson with a new term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026. President Peckio reappoints Michael Joseph Davis, Durant, and Joshua Allen Edwards, Ada, and appoints Bryon Jay Will, Midwest City, to three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and expiring Dec. 31, 2028. UPCOMING 2026 OBA AND COUNTY BAR EVENTS President Peckio reviewed upcoming bar-related events and activities involving the Board of Governors, including the Legislative Kickoff on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Oklahoma Bar Center and OBA Day at the Capitol on March 10 at the bar center/state Capitol in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Feb. 20. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Peckio reported she presented the OBA welcome message to more than 200 students participating in the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr./Judge Carlos Chappelle Cup mock trial competition in Tulsa, met with the OBA Executive Committee regarding certain aspects of pending litigation, reviewed pending legislation that relates to the association, wrote her monthly article for the February bar journal, facilitated and attended the Section and Committee Leadership Orientation, attended midyear meetings of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents and the National Conference of Bar Presidents in San Antonio, attended the ABA Oklahoma delegates dinner at the ABA Midyear Meeting, signed milestone membership anniversary certificates for OBA members who have completed 50, 60 or 70 years of service, met with the TU College of Law dean and the alumni board chairman to discuss the Rural Deserts Task Force and other OBA/TU committee appointments and partnership opportunities, attended the Tulsa County Bar Foundation Judicial Dinner honoring new Tulsa County Presiding Judge David Guten, met with the Executive Director Johnson and the Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma executive director to discuss LASO needs, and she continued to work on OBA committee appointments. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT President-Elect Knott reported she conferred with the OBA Executive Committee regarding certain aspects of pending litigation, reviewed outside litigation counsel’s invoices, attended midyear meetings of the Southern Conference of Bar Presidents and the National Conference of Bar Presidents in San Antonio, attended the ABA Oklahoma delegates dinner and cast her House of Delegates vote online, attended brunch with the OBA YLD Board of Directors members attending the ABA meeting, attended the Legislative Kickoff event at the bar center, attended the Oklahoma Bar Foundation meeting, met virtually with the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Foundation executive director, met with the director of student services and the director of alumni relations for the OU College of Law, attended the Canadian County Bar Association’s January meeting and worked on matters related to the newly launched Legal Desert Task Force. REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT Vice President Bracken reported he conferred with the OBA Executive Committee regarding certain aspects of pending litigation and attended the Executive Committee meeting on Feb. 20, chaired the OBA Military Assistance Committee meeting, worked on details for the inaugural OBA Heroes Day on Nov. 11, attended the Legislative Kickoff event at bar center, attended an Oklahoma Bar Foundation meeting and met with OBA members to discuss future plans for the association. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she met with the OBA Executive Committee regarding certain aspects of pending litigation and attended the Executive Committee meeting on Feb. 20, hosted a meeting with Chief Justice Rowe and OBA staff at the bar center, reviewed pending legislation relating to the OBA and other bar business, attended the Legislative Kickoff event and the YLD January meeting, wrote her monthly article for the February bar journal, facilitated and attended the Section and Committee Leadership Orientation, attended a meeting
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