The Oklahoma Bar Journal November 2022

PLUS 44 OBA Diversity Award Winners Announced 49 Annual Meeting 50 New Lawyers Take Oath 54 2023 Committee Sign-up THEME: Municipal Law Editor: Roy Tucker On the cover: Stillwater Municipal Building, photo by Lori Rasmussen. FEATURES 6 Municipal Law: Come Join Us Under the Big Top! By Beth Anne Childs 10 Municipal Planning and Zoning: An Overview of State Statutes and Standards for Review By Beth Anne Childs 16 Municipalities and the Open Meeting Act By Julie Trout Lombardi 22 Oklahoma Governmental Tort Claims Act By Jeff Harley Bryant 32 The Essential Eminent Domain Concepts By Nick Atwood 40 Evaluating the Jurisdiction of Municipal Courts After Castro-Huerta By Matthew Love DEPARTMENTS 4 From the President 58 From the Executive Director 60 Law Practice Tips 64 Board of Governors Actions 68 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News 71 Young Lawyers Division 72 For Your Information 74 Bench & Bar Briefs 78 In Memoriam 83 Editorial Calendar 88 The Back Page PAGE 44 – OBA Diversity Award Winners Announced PAGE 50 – New Lawyers Take Oath contents November 2022 • Vol. 93 • No. 9

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