What Member Services and Benefits Does the Oklahoma Bar Association Offer Lawyers?

The Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA) offers Oklahoma lawyers a mix of required professional support and optional member resources: continuing legal education (CLE) and MCLE tracking, ethics counsel, a Management Assistance Program, a member directory, committees and sections, the Oklahoma Bar Journal, and member benefits. These services are listed on okbar.org under "Member Resources." The OBA describes itself as an arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, funded entirely through membership dues, member gifts, grants and other self-generated revenue, with no appropriations from the Oklahoma Legislature. That funding structure explains why most services sit behind the MyOKBAR member area rather than being open to the public.

CLE and MCLE

The site's member navigation includes "CLE & Events" and "MCLE," and the homepage promotes upcoming CLE events, including a section lunch-and-learn and a "Launching Your Law Practice" session at 1901 N. Lincoln Boulevard in Oklahoma City. The Bar Journal page also notes that writing for the Oklahoma Bar Journal earns MCLE credit.

What this means in practice: use the CLE & Events area to find courses and the MCLE area to track compliance. The site does not publish course prices or credit-hour details on the pages reviewed, so confirm those on the individual event listing before registering.

Ethics Counsel and the Management Assistance Program

Two services address practice risk directly:

• Ethics Counsel — a listed member resource for ethics guidance. The OBA's public-facing description also notes that its Office of the General Counsel investigates complaints against lawyers and prosecutes ethical violations, so ethics counsel and the complaint process are related but distinct functions.
• Management Assistance Program — listed under member resources, aimed at law practice management support.

Both appear as navigation entries rather than detailed public pages. Lawyers who need them should start from the member area or the "Have A Question? Contact OK Bar" link.

Member Directory, Committees and Sections, and the Bar Journal

• Member Directory — a searchable listing of OBA members, useful for referrals and verification.
• Committees & Sections — practice-area groups; the events calendar shows section activity such as the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section and the Government and Administrative Law Practice Section.
• Oklahoma Bar Journal — the association's publication, with a current issue featured on the homepage and an open invitation to write for it in exchange for MCLE credit.
• Member Benefits — a consolidated entry point for association-offered benefits.

Governance: Who Runs the OBA

The OBA is governed by its House of Delegates; when the House is not in session, a 17-member Board of Governors oversees operations. Because the association functions as an arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, its governance matters to members beyond administrative interest — it shapes policy and discipline. The Board of Governors and House of Delegates are both linked from the site's main navigation.

Events and Engagement

The events calendar lists section meetings, committee meetings and CLE programs, mostly at the OBA address in Oklahoma City. The homepage also highlights volunteer opportunities, such as Heroes Day on Nov. 11, and the 2026 OBA Annual Meeting registration.

What to Check Before Relying on a Service

Several of these resources sit inside MyOKBAR, which requires a login; the site does not state that member services are free to non-members, so treat access as member-gated unless a page says otherwise. For public-facing needs — finding a lawyer, free legal information, or filing a complaint — the OBA maintains separate "For the Public" pages rather than routing those users through member services.