Overview

With over 550 members, the Oklahoma City Chapter is one of the top ten largest FBA chapters in the country and serves as a forum for federal legal issues in central and western Oklahoma. Our Chapter’s inclusive and large board of directors unites members from the bench and the bar, civil and criminal practitioners, and government and private practice counsel to ensure that the Oklahoma City Chapter represents the community’s diverse federal practice needs. The Oklahoma City Chapter presents reasonably-priced continuing legal education seminars throughout the year with topics ranging from the annual Tenth Circuit Year in Review, an annual sentencing symposium, and the presentation of both federal cases and policies and stateside cases and policies with federal implications. To ensure meaningful exchanges between the bench and the bar, our Chapter also hosts regular brown bag lunches with federal judges and an annual springtime fireside chat, highlighting a federal judge. The Oklahoma City Chapter is especially proud of its annual William J. Holloway, Jr. Lecture, bringing in prominent national speakers, during which Holloway Scholarship recipients are honored. Our Chapter has placed a strong emphasis on civic-engagement efforts. We feature a mentoring program that pairs law students with practitioners and judges and provides many other opportunities for law student engagement—efforts which have driven consistent growth in the Oklahoma City Chapter’s law student division. We encourage all attorneys interested in federal courts to join our Chapter, to enjoy the benefits from our programs, and to engage with us as we serve our community, the bench, and each other.