Women In Law Conference - Oklahoma Bar Association

Women in Law Conference & Luncheon

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Friday, Sept. 20, 2024
Mayo Hotel
115 W. 5th St., Tulsa

Registration & Breakfast | 8:15 a.m.
Conference | 8:45 a.m.-4 p.m.

Hotel: Rooms are available at a cost of $189 per night for meeting attendees. Click here to book online (subject to availability.)
Free parking: Valet parking at the Mayo Hotel will be complimentary for meeting attendees.
Self parking: 410 S. Main St. Parking Garage (parking fees not included).

CLICK HERE TO VIEW SPOTLIGHT AWARD WINNERS

Agenda

8:15-8:45 a.m. | Registration and Networking Breakfast

8:45-8:55 a.m. | Welcome

8:55-9:45 a.m. | “Are You Running a Law Firm or a Law Business?” CLE by Rachel Gusman

9:45-10:40 a.m. | “Curiosity as a Core Value; Understanding Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion” Ethics CLE by Danne Johnson

10:40-10:50 a.m. | Break

10:50-11:45 a.m. | “Career Transitions Panel: When, Why, and How to Make a Career Transition” Panelists include Christy Caves, Valery Giebel, Julie Pittman, Kim Tran, and Monica Ybarra Weedn, moderated by Cheryl Jackson

11:45 a.m.-12 p.m. | Morning Break

12:00-1:30 p.m. | Mona Salyer Lambird Spotlight Awards Luncheon with Keynote Address by Asha Rangappa
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1:30-1:45 p.m. | Afternoon Break

1:45-2:40 p.m. | Judicial Panel: Panelists include the Honorable Judge Stacie Hixon, Judge Tracy Priddy, Judge Rebecca Nightingale, and Judge Kirsten Pace

2:40-2:55 p.m. | Afternoon Break

3:00-3:50 p.m. | “The Ethical Pitfalls of Using ChatGPT / AI” Ethics CLE by Caroline Guerra Wolf

3:50-4 p.m. | Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Keynote Speaker | Asha Rangappa
"The Mechanics of Complicity"

How do people get away with bad behavior without being held accountable? Typically, the conduct of bad actors in any organization isn’t a secret; in fact, usually it was enabled by a supporting cast of characters who were complicit through action or inaction, and helped shield them from accountability. In this thought-provoking talk, Ms. Rangappa shows how complicity is both a pattern of individual behavior and an organizational system. Using case studies across different sectors, Ms. Rangappa analyzes the incentives, fears and goals of the cast of characters who are invariably a part of any corrupt system. Her presentation examines the way lawyers, in particular, have been enlisted to become complicit in authoritarian regimes around the world and steps that can be taken to inoculate against this trend.

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. The 2024 Spotlight Award recipients have been announced. Click here to view the award winners.