Vol. 4 No. 29 | July 17, 2024
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Bar business matters were considered Friday, July 12, when the House of Delegates convened at the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 120th Annual Meeting at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Norman.
The House of Delegates voted to adopt a resolution recommending an amendment of Article VIII, Section 1 of the Rules Creating and Controlling the Oklahoma Bar Association relating to a change in the amount of dues to be paid by active members of the association. The amendment, if approved by the Supreme Court, would increase membership dues from $275 to $400 for those who have been members for more than three years and from $137.50 to $200 for those who have been members for three years or less. This dues increase, the first in 20 years, would go into effect Jan. 1, 2025.
“Our House of Delegates demonstrated that they take the OBA’s mission to advance the administration of justice seriously,” said OBA President Miles Pringle. “Friday’s affirmative vote to advance the dues increase resolution shows their willingness to invest in our association’s ability to fulfill this critical mission.”
The OBA also announced the results of its annual election of officers and new Board of Governors members during the meeting of the House of Delegates. The newly elected officers and board members will begin their terms on Jan. 1, 2025.
Attorney D. Kenyon Williams Jr. of Sperry will serve as the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 2025 president after serving as president-elect in 2024. He will lead the OBA’s 17-member Board of Governors, which meets monthly and governs the association.
Tulsa lawyer Amber Peckio, who currently serves as association vice president, was elected to serve as president-elect for 2025, and Richard D. White Jr., Tulsa, will serve as vice president. Oklahoma City attorney Miles Pringle, who serves as the 2024 OBA president, will remain on the Board of Governors for one year as the immediate past president.
Kate N. Dodoo of Oklahoma City was elected to serve a three-year term as a member at large. Also elected to the OBA Board of Governors to represent their respective Supreme Court judicial districts are Lucas M. West of Norman and Benjamin J. Barker of Enid. Taylor C. Venus of Enid will serve a one-year term as OBA Young Lawyers Division chairperson.
The 2024 OBA Annual Meeting concluded on Friday, July 12. Members got the opportunity to celebrate award winners, attend dynamic CLE presentations, network and connect at receptions, dunk OBA President Pringle and more.
The 2024 OBA Annual Meeting was made possible by our sponsors. Thank you to the Annual Meeting Co-Sponsor Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co. and the Bronze Sponsors Lawpay & MyCase and Smokeball! The OBA appreciates the support of sponsors and vendors.
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Featured CLE
By OBA MAP Director Jim Calloway
Windows 10 has a 65% share of the U.S. market, and Windows 11 has a 32% share, but that is likely to change. Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows 10 as of October 2025. Lawyers should not use any tool that does not have support and regular security updates. But there is a strong case to upgrade this year and not wait until 2025.
Catherine Reach, director of the North Carolina Bar Association Center for Practice Management, who was a guest speaker at last week’s OBA Annual Meeting, recently posted "What Lawyers Should Know About Windows 11." The bottom line is Windows 11 is stable and has some positive feature upgrades. But Microsoft still has its annoying tendency to move buttons and other items around in upgrades for no apparent reason. Many readers who already use Windows 11 will want to review this for the instructions on how to move the Start button back to the lefthand side of the screen instead of its new default location in the lower middle side of the screen in Windows 11.
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