The Oklahoma Bar Journal January 2025

THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 66 | JANUARY 2025 PROPOSED UPDATED OBA WEBSITE POLICY The board approved a motion to approve the updated OBA website policy. PROPOSED TRUST ACCOUNTING MEMBER BENEFIT The board approved a motion to approve the new member benefit that will provide free trust accounting software to OBA members. UPDATED LAWYERS HELPING LAWYERS CONTRACT The board approved a motion to approve the recently updated contract. STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE The board approved a motion to approve the plan with the supplementation of quarterly status reports to the Board of Governors. PRESIDENT-ELECT’S APPOINTMENTS Audit Committee: PresidentElect Williams appoints Governor Chad Locke, Muskogee, to a term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026; and appoints 2025 Vice President Richard D. White Jr., Tulsa, to a term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and expiring Dec. 31, 2025. Board of Medicolegal Investigations: President-Elect Williams appoints Angela C. Marsee, Arapaho, to a one-year term expiring Dec. 31, 2025. UPCOMING OBA AND COUNTY BAR EVENTS – 2024 President Pringle reviewed upcoming bar-related events, including upcoming board meetings and the swearing in for new officers and board members, scheduled for Jan. 17, 2025, at the state Capitol. NEXT BOARD MEETING The Board of Governors met in December, and a summary of those actions will be published in the Oklahoma Bar Journal once the minutes are approved. The next board meeting will be held Friday, Jan. 17, in Oklahoma City.

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