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Volunteer Your Legal Expertise To Support America’s Heroes
Oklahoma Bar Journal Volunteer Your Legal Expertise To Support America’s Heroes Make a difference this Veterans Day by volunteering to provide pro bono legal services to those who serve our nation and our communities every day. Volunteer registration is now open! Heroes Day | Nov. 11 | Oklahoma City The inaugural Heroes Day event, planned…
Continue reading...From the Executive Director | A Season To Refocus
Oklahoma Bar Journal From the Executive Director | A Season To Refocus: The End of Summer’s Hidden Opportunities By Janet Johnson As summer prepares to leave us behind, lawyers have a valuable opportunity to do more than return to full calendars and familiar routines. I challenge you to pause, reassess, and approach the remainder of…
Continue reading...The Back Page | Retirement – What’s That?
Oklahoma Bar Journal The Back Page | Retirement – What’s That? By Dan Crawford After decades of depositions, deadlines, and the occasional courtroom battle, many attorneys imagine retirement as a long, quiet exhale. But for most lawyers, the instinct to analyze, advocate, and serve never truly goes away. In fact, retirement often becomes the perfect…
Continue reading...From the Chief Justice
Oklahoma Bar Journal From the Chief Justice | America’s 250th Anniversary By Chief Justice Dustin P. Rowe On July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson’s powerful words became the blueprint of America’s promise: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,…
Continue reading...Big Changes Ahead for OBA CLE: We Listened, and We’re Delivering
Oklahoma Bar Journal Big Changes Ahead for OBA CLE: We Listened, and We’re Delivering By Gigi McCormick Over the past year, the CLE Department has been listening closely to our members. We’re excited to share two changes that reflect that feedback, along with a straightforward update on pricing. LIVE CHAT IS COMING TO LIVE WEBCASTS One of the…
Continue reading...Oklahoma Bar Foundation | Expanding Access to Justice Through OBF’s Court Interpreter Support
Oklahoma Bar Journal Bar Foundation News | Expanding Access to Justice Through OBF’s Court Interpreter Support By Renee DeMoss In the legal system, language accuracy is a matter of justice. For individuals who are considered limited English proficiency (LEP), access to justice depends on their ability to understand a language through a qualified interpreter: “Many persons…
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