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Volume 87 u No. 14 u May 21, 2016 ALSO INSIDE Sovereignty Symposium OBA Diversity Awards Bar Member Anniversaries OBA Awards With ON-DEMAND Current ON-DEMAND Categories Arbitration/Mediation Banking Law Bankruptcy Law Business & Corporate Law Criminal Law Elder Law Energy Natural Resources Estate Planning Ethics Family Law HealthH Law Insurance Law Labor & Employment Law Law Office Management LGBT Litigation and Trial Practice Military/Veterans Oil and Gas Real Property Social Security Tax Law Workers' Compensation Other Please remember the MCLE rules require no more than 6 of the 12 CLE credits per year can be earned by participating in online, on-demand seminars. You may earn unlimited hours for live programs, webcast encores, and live audio-seminars. To register go to: www.okbar.org/members/CLE/OnDemand Vol. 87 — No. 14 — 5/21/2016 The Oklahoma Bar Journal 1009 Experience you respect from a firm you trust Dispute Resolution J. Douglas Mann and Frederick J. 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Main, Suite 700, Tulsa, OK 74103 • 918.585.9211 RFR1010 Ad LooksFINISHING-OK BARJcolor.indd 1 The Oklahoma Bar Journal Vol. 87 — No. 14 —3/7/16 5/21/2016 12:39 PM Theme: pg. 1044 Indian Law pg. 1046 Editor: Leslie Taylor Diversity Awards contents & OBA Awards May 21, 2016 • Vol. 87 • No. 14 DE PARTMENTS 1012 From the President 1062 From the Executive Director 1063 Law Practice Tips 1066 Ethics/Professional Responsibility 1068 OBA Board of Governors Actions 1070 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News 1073 Young Lawyers Division 1075 For Your Information 1077 Bench and Bar Briefs 1080 In Memoriam 1082 Editorial Calendar 1083 What’s Online 1088 The Back Page pg. 1041 Membership Cover Photo: Painting by Dennis Belindo Anniversaries is part of the Oklahoma Judical Center Collection, made possible by the Oklahoma Art in Public Place Act. Photo by Neil Chapman. FEATURES PLUS 1015 State Attorney General Argues Against 1037 Sovereignty Symposium Tribal and State Interests 1041 Milestone Bar Membership Anniversaries By William R. Norman and Randi D. Hardin 1044 Diversity Awards: Committee Encourages 1023 Made in Indian Country: Government Nominations Contracting Opportunities for Tribes 1046 OBA Awards: Nominate Your Deserving and Tribal Members Colleague By Jennifer N. Lamirand 1049 Legislative Report 1029 Tribal Leadership Disputes By Luke Abel By Wilda A. Wahpepah 1052 New Lawyers Admitted to the OBA 1035 Practicing in the Chickasaw National 1054 Photo Highlights: Law Day Tribal District Court By Dustin Rowe 1056 Law Day Contributors 1058 Solo & Small Firm Conference Vol. 87 — No. 14 — 5/21/2016 The Oklahoma Bar Journal 1011 FROM THE PRESIDENT Explorers Attacked by Polar Bears By Garvin A. Isaacs The decisions by the United States Supreme Court in Citizen’s to prevent global warming, such as United v. Federal Election Commission1 and McCutcheon v. Federal melting of the polar ice cap and Election Commission2 have allowed unlimited campaign contri- polluting the atmosphere. The butions by political action committees that do not have to iden- melting of the polar ice cap has put tify contributors. These two cases have changed our whole polar bears in a different environ- country and have given control of our government to big ment and raised the question of money. whether they will be added to the endangered species list. In Jane Mayer’s book, Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of Mayer goes on to the Radical Right, she summa- state that the amount of rizes the takeover of our gov- carbon monoxide in the ernment by big money from atmosphere is already the oil and gas industry. above the level that sci- Oklahoma is discussed sev- entists say risk causing eral times in the book. runaway global warm- ing. Mayer also outlines global warming and what has On this page is a pic- happened to our planet with ture painted in the 18th citations to Dr. James Baker, century by Ildig, a former head of the National lesser-known artist, Oceanic and Atmospheric who had traveled from Administration (NOAA), the southern hemi- who said in 2005 in response sphere near Chile to the to attacks upon scientific Explorers Attacked by Polar Bears by Ildig polar ice cap around research concerning global the North Pole. Ildig’s warming, “There’s no better painting, “Explorers At- scientific consensus on this than any issue I know…” tacked by Polar Bears” was painted after Ildig had traveled to the North Many elected politicians deny global warming. In her book, Pole and encountered polar bears. Mayer outlines how there has been a war His painting captures the Arctic on science by the oil and gas industry Circle in its pristine condition attempting to attack global warming. She before fossil fuel and global warm- emphasizes how laws have been passed to ing began its destruction. exempt certain petroleum activities from the Environmental Protection Agency. Down in Oklahoma not only do Mayer also refers to the leadership of for- we have global warming but also mer Vice President Al Gore. more than 900 earthquakes. We must protect our environment. Ok- Gore stood up for people and the envi- lahoma is in danger. It is time for us ronment in which we live. He was awarded as lawyers to stand up for people the Nobel Peace Prize and featured in an and stop control of our govern- Academy Award-winning documentary ment by the oil and gas industry. film, An Inconvenient Truth, for his position President Isaacs advocating that our environment and cli- We must take action now! practices in Oklahoma City. mate suffered from a failure of our govern- 1. 558 U.S. 310 (2010). [email protected] ment to regulate the fossil fuel industry and 2. 572 U.S. ___, 134, S. 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