Happy Mother's Day to all the moms, grandmoms, foster moms, stepmoms, surrogate moms, mother figures, moms-to-be, and to all the men out there who are doing the mother and father jobs too. May your day be filled with love, joy and laughter.
Recap of Monthly Meeting
We had a full house today!! Our speaker this month was Sharon Byers of the Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute, a nonprofit organization that represents minor children in custody/visitation related cases. We learned a great deal about the unique role of the guardian ad litem (GAL) who is court appointed to represent, advocate and protect the rights of minors. And we especially enjoyed hearing about the process and journey undertaken by Mrs. Byers to begin a much needed organization. Thank you so much for taking the time to speak to our members! To learn more about their services and/or to donate to their organization, visit www.okgalinstitute.org. #COALA
100 LIKES!!! WOW YOU GUYS!!
Please continue to follow, like and share to stay up to date on current events and news. We are so proud to have the best of the best!! #COALA
And a special thank you to Michelle Gerwitz for getting us to 100!
Save the Date ~ May 17 ~ Cocktails & Conversation
Join us and socialize with other fellow members. Light hors d'oeuvres provided by COALA.
Congratulations to our 2018 Law Day Essay Winner
Congratulations to our 2018 Law Day essay winner, Shovanda Toliver, a Metro Tech student!! She submitted an excellent essay on Separation of Powers: Framework for Freedom. We are so happy that Shovanda and her instructor, Brenda Anderson, were able to join us at this year's Law Day luncheon. #COALA
Click here to view more photos from Law Day.
Make You Reservation for the May Meeting!
Please join us at our next meeting to hear Sharon Byers with the Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute. Contact us to make your reservation.
Announcing Our New Committee Chairs
COALA is proud to announce the addition of Tamira Lee-Brown as Publications Chair and Stewart Snider as Web Design Chair!! Tamira is a paralegal at Continental Resources and Stewart is a paralegal at McAfee & Taft. We are excited about the new and fresh ideas and the energy both will bring to COALA!!
Can we take a minute to brag about our wonderful COALA members!!
Member Spotlight ~ Lynn Irwin
COALA is thrilled to spotlight a very special colleague and friend, Lynn Irwin. Just a few months ago, Lynn was diagnosed with Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia, a rare and fatal disease without a bone marrow transplant. In short, this meant her body stopped making blood. Fortunately, for Lynn, her twin sister could be a donor. Thankfully, the bone marrow transplant was successful and Lynn is doing well. She is a shining example of strength and courage. We all were so excited that Lynn attended this month’s meeting!!
Another Record Breaking Attendance!
Wow!! Another record breaking attendance to put down in the books for this month’s meeting!!! 😀 Not only was it a joy to see everyone’s faces, but our speaker, Austin Vance, Esq. of Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc., held an interesting discussion on Indian law and legislation. Can’t wait to see ya’ll next month. Our May speaker will be Sharon Byers with the Oklahoma Guardian Ad Litem Institute. Click here to view more photos from the meeting.
