JUNE 2024 | 57 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING PRO BONO SERVICE Rick Rodgers, Duncan Rick Rodgers has a distinguished tenure providing pro bono legal services to community organizations. He became a member of the OBA in 1965 and has been committed to legal excellence and ethical conduct ever since. Not only has he been an active member of the OBA, serving as a member of the Board of Governors, but he has gone above and beyond the bar’s mission of advancing access to justice and upholding the rule of law. Mr. Rodgers has zealously advocated for social causes and civic engagement with United Way of Stephens County and the Duncan Lakes Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, as well as through other programs in the community. He serves as legal advisor for Ray of Hope Church in Stephens County, where he helps and advises the church with bylaws, amendments of bylaws and obtaining nonprofit status. Most recently, he played a major role in establishing Hope K-12 Academy of Stephens County Inc., serving as a Bible teacher and Advisory Board member. His willingness to share his expertise to help nonprofit organizations and those who can’t afford legal advice is revered by his community. He has advised on wills, LLCs and other legal issues, never hesitating to offer a helping hand to those in need and exemplifying the spirit of giving. Mr. Rodgers has invested many hours in others without asking for anything in return, and his generosity does not go unnoticed. MAURICE MERRILL GOLDEN QUILL AWARD Andrew J. Hofland and Justin A. Lollman Andrew J. Hofland and Justin A. Lollman are awarded the Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award for co-authoring “Take Five, But Civilly: A Civil Litigator’s Primer on the Fifth Amendment,” which appeared in the January 2024 issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal. Mr. Hofland is a shareholder at GableGotwals, where his practice focuses on white-collar defense and commercial litigation. He previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma and a Navy judge advocate. Mr. Lollman is a shareholder at GableGotwals, where his practice focuses on appeals, complex commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense. Before entering private practice, Mr. Lollman clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. MAURICE MERRILL GOLDEN QUILL AWARD Conor P. Cleary Conor P. Cleary is awarded the Maurice Merrill Golden Quill Award for authoring “Fractionation or Consolidation? The Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations (2012-2022),” which appeared in the April 2024 issue of the Oklahoma Bar Journal. Mr. Cleary is the Tulsa field solicitor for the U.S. Department of the Interior. He holds an LL.M. in American Indian and Indigenous law from the TU College of Law and a J.D. from the OU College of Law.
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