Women in Law Conference & Luncheon
OBA WOMEN IN LAW CONFERENCE
Friday, Sept. 19, 2025
Petroleum Club
100 N. Broadway Ave., Oklahoma City
The 2025 OBA Women in Law Conference and Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Awards Luncheon will be held Friday, Sept. 19, at the Petroleum Club of Oklahoma City. This year’s guest speaker is artist DG Smalling, presenting Operation Lady Justice. Registration is now open!
Agenda
8:15-8:45 a.m. | Registration and Complimentary Breakfast
8:45-8:55 a.m. | Conference Welcome and Announcements
8:55-9:45 a.m. | What You Know and Who You Grow: The Mentoring Mindset
Presenter: Monica Ybarra Weedn, Rosell & Love PLLC
9:45-10:40 a.m. |Employment Law Session: Non-Compete Agreements
Presenter: Elaine Turner, Hall Estill
10:40-10:50 a.m. | Break
10:50-11:40 a.m. | Bridging the Electoral Gender Gap: Campaign Finance Law and Best Practices in Oklahoma
Presenter: Ashley Kemp
11:40-11:50 a.m. | Break
11:50 a.m.-1:45 p.m. | Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Awards Luncheon
Keynote Presenter: Master Artist DG Smalling
2-2:50 p.m. | The View From the Bench: Judicial Panel
Moderator: Rhiannon Thoreson
Panelists: Hon. Molly H. Lawyer, Administrative Law Judge, Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Commission;
Hon. Natalie Mai, Oklahoma County District Court;
Hon. Donna Dirickson, Second Judicial District Court;
Hon. Sarah Hall, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Oklahoma
2:50-3 p.m. | Afternoon Break
3:00-3:50 p.m. | Practical Ethics
Presenter: Gina Hendryx, General Counsel Oklahoma Bar Association
3:50-4 p.m. | Closing Remarks
4-5 p.m. | Social Hour and Networking
Keynote Speaker | DG Smalling
Presenting Operation Lady Justice
DG Smalling is an American artist recognized for his contributions to Native American contemporary art. He is best known for his unique one-line drawing technique, in which his pen never leaves the paper until the image is complete. Mr. Smalling is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and incorporates his heritage into his minimalistic artistic style.
Mona Salyer Lambird
The Spotlight Awards were created in 1996 to annually honor five women who have distinguished themselves in the legal profession and who have lighted the way for other women. The award was later renamed to honor 1996 OBA President Mona Salyer Lambird, the first woman to serve as OBA president and one of the award’s first recipients, who died in 1999.
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Women in Law Section Member à WILMEMBER2025
Government and Non-Profit Attorneys à GOVNP2025
Women in Law Section Leadership
- Rhiannon Kay Thoreson – Chairperson
- Madison Botizan – Chairperson-Elect
- Morgan Michelle Lawson – Secretary
- April Kelso – Treasurer
