Oklahoma Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Association
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Oklahoma City, OK
Location	United States
Membership	16,417 in 2012; 3,724 out of state) ^[1]
Website	http://www.okbar.org/

The Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) is the integrated (mandatory) bar association of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

History

The Oklahoma Territory Bar Association and the Indian Territory Bar Association merged in 1904 to form the Oklahoma Bar Association. After statehood in November 1907, the Oklahoma Legislature recognized the Association; however, it repealed the enacting legislation in 1938. In 1939 the Oklahoma Supreme Court reorganized the association and made membership mandatory to practice law in Oklahoma.^[2]

Structure

The Oklahoma Bar Association is governed by a 17-member Board of Governors, whose members are lawyers elected by OBA members and meet monthly.^[2] Day-to-day operations are managed by an Executive Director and a staff of both attorneys and non-attorneys.

OBA enforces the rule that Oklahoma lawyers must complete 12 credits of Continuing Legal Education every year.^[3]

The bimonthly Oklahoma Bar Journal, established in 1930, is OBA's official member publication.^[4]

Although an arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, OBA does not receive any appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature or other public or tax-related revenues.

References

↑ Oklahoma Bar Overview, Martindale Hubbell, retrieved 2012-10-08
1 2 "About the Oklahoma Bar Association". Oklahoma Bar Association. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
↑ "MCLE Credit Requirements by State". Practising Law Institute. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
↑ "Oklahoma Bar Journal". Oklahoma Bar Association. Retrieved 2015-11-09.

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