In re The Striking of Names of Members of the Okla. Bar Ass'n
| Decision Date | 13 June 2022 |
| Docket Number | SCBD-7058 |
| Citation | 2022 OK 59 |
| Parties | IN THE MATTER OF THE STRIKING OF NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE YEAR 2020 |
| Court | Oklahoma Supreme Court |
FOR PUBLICATION IN OBJ ONLY. NOT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.
The Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association filed an Application for Order Striking Names of attorneys from the Oklahoma Bar Association's membership rolls and from the practice of law in the State of Oklahoma for failure to comply with the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, 5 O.S. 2011, ch. 1, app. 1-B, for the year 2020.
Pursuant to Rule 6(d) of the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education, the Oklahoma Bar Association's members named on Exhibit A, attached hereto, were suspended from membership in the Association and the practice of law in the State of Oklahoma by Order of this Court on June 7, 2021, for noncompliance with Rules 3 and 5 of the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for the year 2020. Based on its application, this Court finds that the Board of Governors determined at their May 20, 2022 meeting that none of the Oklahoma Bar Association's members named on Exhibit A attached hereto, have applied for reinstatement within one year of the suspension order. Further, the Board of Governors declared that the members named on Exhibit A, attached hereto, shall cease to be members of the Oklahoma Bar Association and their names should therefore be stricken from its membership rolls and the Roll of Attorneys on June 7 2022. This Court finds that the actions of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association are in compliance with the Rules.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the attorneys named on Exhibit A attached hereto, are hereby stricken from the Roll of Attorneys on June 7, 2022 for failure to comply with the Rules for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for the year 2020.
ALL JUSTICES CONCUR.
EXHIBIT A
(MCLE -- STRIKE)
Arya Affeldt Adibi, OBA No. 30837 6226 E. 98th St. Tulsa, OK 74137
Andrew David Balint, OBA No. 22373 114 N. Grand Ave., Ste. 408 Okmulgee, OK 74447-4032
Mitchell Kenneth Coatney, OBA No. 21066 16328 Muirfield Pl. Edmond, OK 73013
James Troy Gaston, OBA No. 19813 9020 Urban View Fort Smith, AR 72903
Keegan Kelley Harroz, OBA No. 30383 625 N.W. 13th St. Oklahoma City OK 73103
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