Interested in serving on a Creek County Bar Association Committee?

The Creek County Bar Association is in the process of selecting members to serve one (1) year terms on the following newly formed committees. Please read the following descriptions of our new committees and contact Lauren Allison, Jennifer Ward, or J.V. Frazier if you interested in serving as a members and/or chairperson or nominating another lawyer to serve as a member and/or chairperson of any of the following committees:

• Creek County District Court Rules Committee: This committee will include a group of 3-5 lawyers appointed to review the new Creek County District Court Rules. As representatives of our Creek County Bar Association, this committee should offer questions on rule applicability and intent, seek clarification of rule language, and generally provide constructive feedback on the new Creek County District Court Rules to members of our Creek County Judiciary. This committee will also give reports on the Creek County District Court Rules as requested by the Creek County Bar Association by and through its officers. Nominees for this committee must be paid members of the Creek County Bar Association currently in good standing with the Oklahoma Bar Association. Preference will be given for lawyers with the most practice experience (i.e. years admitted to practice) in Creek County.


• Bench & Bar Committee: This committee is an original Creek County Bar Association committee currently inactive after the passing of its founding member, Harry M. McMillan. This committee is currently comprised of Lester Henderson, Esq.(Sapulpa), Charles Watson, Esq. (Drumright), and the late Harry M. McMillan, Esq.(Bristow). This committee is intended to discreetly and respectfully address disputes between practicing members of our bar association and members of our Creek County Judiciary. This committee was originally designed to affirmatively resolve conflicts before animosities between bench and bar lead to any formal complaint. The activities of this committee are intended to remain confidential. Nominees for the seat formerly held by Mr. McMillan must be paid members of the Creek County Bar Association currently in good standing with the Oklahoma Bar Association.


• County Outreach & Public Relations Committee: This committee will include a group of 3-5 lawyers appointed to plan a positive marketing strategy for the Creek County Bar Association through charitable and community projects in Creek County. This committee is designed to create opportunities to improve the image of lawyers in our communities through service-related activities for members of the Creek County Bar Association. This committee will also give reports to the Creek County Bar Association as requested by and through its officers. Nominees for this committee must be paid members of the Creek County Bar Association currently in good standing with the Oklahoma Bar Association. In order to promote widespread projects and publicity, preference will be given to ensure that, in addition to an at-large chairperson, this committee has representation from ideally all three (3) divisions of Creek County (Sapulpa, Bristow, & Drumright).


• Awards Committee: This committee will include a group of 3-5 lawyers appointed to receive and review award applications submitted by members of the Creek County Bar Association, including but not limited to, the Liberty Bell Award. This committee will select yearly award winners and ensure an application on behalf of any Creek County winner is forwarded to the Oklahoma Bar Association for statewide award consideration. This committee will also give reports regarding deadlines and selected winners to the Creek County Bar Association as requested by and through its officers. Nominees for this committee must be paid members of the Creek County Bar Association currently in good standing with the Oklahoma Bar Association.

Nominations for committee membership must be received on or before Monday, April 7, 2008 at 5:00 PM. After accepted by the nominee, committee appointments will be made public via this website on or before Friday, April 11, 2008.

April Bar Meeting Slated for April 10, 2008 at 11:30 in Bristow!

In an effort to accomodate requests from certain members to host a regular meeting of the Creek County Bar Association in Bristow and in order to experiment with new ideas to improve attendance at our regular meetings, our officers have elected to schedule our April bar meeting for Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 11:30 AM at the new Coachlight Restaurant in Bristow, Oklahoma. For those of you who do not regularly practice in Bristow, the Coachlight Restaurant is located in the building formerly known as the 19th Hole Restaurant or the Bristow Country Club just adjacent to the Bristow Golf Course. The Coachlight Restaurant features a wonderful buffet featuring classic American cuisine as well as a variety of soups, salads, sandwiches, and main dishes on its regular lunch menu. The desserts, including a variety of homemade pies, are also terrific! At our April meeting in Bristow, we will address a regular agenda, and the agenda will be posted on this website on or before Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 11:30 AM. If you have an item you would like added to the April agenda, please contact Lauren Allison at (918) 367-3244 or e-mail her at laurenatlaw@allegiance.tv. We will resume our traditional Sapulpa meetings at Freddie's Steakhouse on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at 11:30 AM. Our CLE Chairman, Tom Lane Sr., is actively working to arrange for free CLE at our May meeting. Hope to see you in Bristow on April 10th!

TU Chilifest Set for April 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM at Reynolds Center at the University of Tulsa!

Please mark your calendars for the University of Tulsa College of Law Chilifest Cook-Off on Friday, April 4, 2008 at the Reynolds Center at the University of Tulsa. Doors open for the event at 7:00 PM. We need to select a theme for our chili this next week. You will recall last year we featured "Plaintiff's County Chili." I have received a suggestion from one member to focus upon the rich railroad history of our county, but we are always open to suggestions from all members! We need to also ensure that we have members working our Creek County booth to make certain we are encouraging guests and Judges to take notice of our delicious recipes and individual theme. We would like for members to volunteer to work at the Creek County booth for at least thirty (30) minutes of the event, and our Creek County Bar Association officers will be at the booth for the entire event. If you are interested or plan on attending, please call Lauren Allison at (918) 367-3244 or e-mail her at: laurenatlaw@allegiance.tv to reserve your time to work at our Creek County booth. It is our hope to post possible theme suggestions on our website next Wednesday, March 26, 2008 for voting my our members. Please e-mail your ideas to Lauren Allison and check the website next Wednesday to cast your vote!

No Regular Meeting for March!

Remember: Our Creek County Chili Cook-Off, hosted by the Filbeck Law Office this past week, constituted our March meeting! Accordingly, we will NOT be hosting a regular Creek County Bar Association meeting until April. We are currently planning to host the April Creek County Bar Association meeting in Bristow at the new Coachlight Restaurant. Check this website regularly for Creek County Bar Association updates!

Congratulations to Jennifer Ward & Connie Filbeck-Creek County Bar Association Chili Cook-Off Champions!

Congratulations to Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward and her mother, Connie Filbeck, for winning the Creek County Bar Association Chili Cook-Off for best traditional chili and best non-traditional chili (Jennifer's Japanese Chili). Their recipes will represent the Creek County Bar Association at the University of Tulsa College of Law Chilifest Cook-Off on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 7:00 PM at the Reynolds Center at the University of Tulsa. We just need a theme! If you have any ideas, please post your comments or e-mail Creek County Bar Association President Lauren Lester Allison at: laurenatlaw@allegiance.tv

Thank you to the Filbeck Law Office and Vice President Jennifer Ward for hosting this event. Our group certainly had a wonderful time!

The 2nd Annual Creek County Chili Cook-Off!

Creek County Bar Vice President Jennifer Ward (left) and Creek County Bar Member and City of Sapulpa Municipal Judge Stefanie Lorbiecki

Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward calls the mobile telephones of absent Creek County Bar Members to inquire about their failure to appear at our Chili Cook-Off!

Creek County Bar Association Members Creekmore Wallace, Tom Filbeck, and Vice President Jennifer Ward discuss the finer points of Texas Chili, Traditional Chili, and Jennifer's Japanese Chili!

Connie Filbeck and Creek County Bar Association Secretary J.V. Frazier were "all smiles" at the 2nd Annual Creek County Chili Cook-Off!

We enjoyed quite a spread of drinks, chips, and black bean salsa (Courtesy of Creek County President Lauren Lester Allison) in addition to three (3) wonderful chili choices: Traditional Chili (Courtesy of Connie Filbeck), Texas Chili (Courtesy of Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward), and Japanese Chili (Courtesy of Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward).

Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward (left) and President Lauren Lester Allison laugh at Jennifer's mother, Connie Filbeck, as she tries to master Lauren's digital camera!

Creek County Bar Association President Lauren Lester Allison and Vice President Jennifer Ward....looking like law nerds.

Creek County Bar Members Aaron Bundy, Stefanie Lorbiecki, and Sean Downs take a break from chili tasting.

(From Left): Creek County Bar Association Members Tom Filbeck, Allen Mitchell, Creekmore Wallace, and Vice President Jennifer Ward, sitting around the chili crock pots!

Connie Filbeck (right) and Creek County Bar Association Vice President Jennifer Ward's precious grandmother! These ladies look fabulous!

Connie Filbeck (right) picking black bean salsa from her teeth. (She is going to be delighted that I posted this one!)

Creek County Bar Association Member Sean Downes arrives to find Creek County Bar Association Members Stefanie Lorbiecki, Creekmore Wallace, and Tom Filbeck already tasting!

Creek County Bar Association Secretary J.V. Frazier tastes some traditional chili!

Creek County Bar Members Stefanie Lorbiecki and Creekmore Wallace enjoying some chili!

The boys getting ready to enjoy some chili!

Our 2nd Annual Creek County Chili Cook-off hosts: Tom Filbeck, Connie Filbeck, and Jennifer Ward of The Filbeck Law Office in Sapulpa!

Creek County Chili Cook-off Tonight!

The Creek County Bar Association will host its 2nd Annual Creek County Chili Cook-off TONIGHT at 5:30 PM at the Filbeck Law Office located at Seven South Park in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. This event is open to all Creek County Bar Association members, their families, friends and staff. This event will also qualify as our monthly meeting for March! Hope to see you all tonight!