by Tyler Williamson | Sep 22, 2021 | Research
Disbarred: A Nationwide Analysis of the Impact of Mandatory Bar Associations on Lawyer Population Author Tyler Williamson Abstract This paper discusses arguments for and against mandatory bar associations. It finds numerous flaws with the mandatory bar model,...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jun 22, 2020 | Blog
The Oklahoma Bar Association has gone half way towards respecting its members’ First Amendment rights. It should go the rest of the way. Lawyers in Oklahoma are forced to join and pay dues to the OBA in order to keep their license to practice law. The OBA uses that...
by Tyler Williamson | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
The state of Oklahoma selects supreme court justices using a system known as the Missouri Plan, which is a form of merit selection. Advocates paint a rosy picture of the plan, claiming that it is a more sophisticated system than the federal model or the election model...