SEPTEMBER 2024 | 87 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Executive Director Johnson reported she attended the April YLD meeting, worked on communication about the proposed dues increase and attended the new admittee swearing-in ceremony. She attended daily meetings and worked on communication, administrative actions and logistics for OBA network issues. She planned, coordinated logistics for and attended the Oklahoma Chief Justice Colloquium on Civility and Ethics, continued working on planning for the 2024 and 2025 annual meetings and began working on plans for a possible 2025 Solo & Small Firm Conference. She attended the Oklahoma County Bar Association Law Day Luncheon, attended and presented at the Seminole County Bar Association’s Law Day event and met with building maintenance individuals. She reviewed the architectural proposal for roof and entryway work and worked on coordinating a meeting with the Bar Center Facilities Committee. She met with the insurance company to review rate proposals for the next renewal period and met with Strategic Planning Consultant Marcy Cottle to discuss the next steps and the discovery phase. She attended the Membership Engagement Committee meeting and the Disaster Response and Relief Committee meeting. She worked on various projects regarding the proposed dues increase, including reviewing mailed and emailed comments, attending the public hearing and working on the draft resolution for publication. REPORT OF THE IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Past President Hermanson reported he attended the Tonkawa Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast, the Kay County Bar Association’s Ask A Lawyer event and board meetings for the District Attorneys Council and the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association. He reviewed OBA litigation issues, met with individuals to discuss the proposed OBA dues increase, corresponded with state legislators concerning pending legislation and met with a U.S. congressman on pending issues. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS Governor Ailles Bahm reported she attended the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Foundation meeting and the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program meeting. She attended the Oklahoma County Bar Association Law Day Luncheon and volunteered for Ask A Lawyer. Governor Barbush reported he wrote an op/ed titled “JNC Ensures Rural Oklahoma’s Inclusion in the Process of Selecting Competent, Fair and Impartial Judges” and submitted it for publication to all newspapers in District 2. In his capacity as the Bryan County Bar Association Law Day chair, he presented to five different government classes at Durant High School on Law Day on the topic of Oklahoma’s court system, the JNC and the scandal that resulted in the system we have in place, as well as a discussion of careers in the legal field. He attended the Choctaw Nation Bar Association meeting and the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Assistance Program Committee meeting and worked on the Southeastern Oklahoma Summit, which is to be scheduled for the fall. He communicated with Executive Director Johnson and lawyers impacted by the tornado, as well as with the Cannabis Law Committee chair regarding inviting state agencies to attend the cannabis program at the Annual Meeting. He discussed with local attorneys about their attendance or reasonings for not attending the Annual Meeting and shared the input with Executive Director Johnson. He communicated with The board approved a motion to approve three proposed changes to the rules, including a permanent MCLE exemption for members of the Oklahoma Bar Journal Board of Editors, a housekeeping change related to compliance and adding CLE that is related to the practice of law and includes diversity, equity and inclusion material to the types of CLE content that meet the ethics requirement.
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