Lynn Miller Law Day Book Club 2023

The 2023 Lynn Miller Law Day Book Club announces its book discussion leaders and selected books, in time for holiday reading and gift-giving. As is tradition, the book discussion leaders select the books, dates and locations for their discussions. Registration is limited to the first fifteen persons with pre-registration required.

The traditional book club opens in January with Judge Rebecca Nightingale leading discussion of John Grisham’s Suspect on January 19, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Bar Center. February’s book, Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, will be discussed with Wendy Drummond on February 7, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. at Drummond Law, 1500 South Utica, Suite 400. Rick Eagleton will lead the March book discussion of In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom with date and location to be determined. Larry Yadon will lead April’s discussion of Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann on April 27 at noon at a location to be determined.

Registration is to be made through Judge Martha Rupp Carter at mruppcarter@yahoo.com and is limited to fifteen persons. TCBA members may register themselves and up to one friend to accompany and participate with them. Judge Carter will confirm registration and provide necessary additional details for each session. TCBA members may register for any one or more or all sessions. As requested by previous participants of the Law Day Book Club, this year the opportunity to participate in book club discussions throughout the year, running from May to December following the traditional book club, is offered. If you are interested, email Judge Carter at mruppcarter@ yahoo.com indicating your interest, and, recommending book title(s) you would like to discuss. The Law Day Book Club members participating in this program will select the books to be discussed and volunteer to be the discussion leaders for each selected book. A meeting will be scheduled in January to select books, determine discussion leaders and schedule dates and locations for these meetings.

Happy reading to all in 2023!

January Suspect, Scott Turow

February Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

April Killers of the Flower Moon, David Grann

Author - Scott Turow Discussion Leader - Judge Rebecca Brett Nightingale Date - January 19th, 5:30pm-6:30pm Locaation - Tulsa County Bar Center Judge Nightingale began her law school career learning everything there is to know about law school by reading One L by Scott Turow. Fast forward a few years…now Judge Nightingale will be leading a discussion about Scott Turow’s latest book, Suspect. Magic City Books has ordered extra copies of the book so that you can support your local book exchange with your purchase. I look forward to talking books in January.

Author - Delia Owens Discussion Leader - Wendy Drummond Date - Tuesday, February 7 at 5:30 pm, Location - Drummond Law, 1500 S. Utica, Suite 400, Tulsa.

Wendy Drummond specializes in employment and entertainment law. Additionally, Wendy served as CEO of a wireless company for seven years and founded a Human Resources outsourcing company. Wendy is passionate about community involvement and focuses on non-profits serving women, children and the arts.

Participants for February are asked to read this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2022/07/ where-the-crawdads-sing-delia-mark-owens-zambiamurder/670479/

Author - Amy Bloom Discussion Leader - Richard Eagleton Date/Location - TBD

Richard (“Rick”) Eagleton practices general civil litigation, with an emphasis in Family Law--divorce, separation, custody, visitation, child support, alimony, and complex business and property division, as well as mediation services. He will lead a discussion of the memoir In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss, by Amy Bloom in March 2023 on a date and location to be determined.

Author - David Grann Discussion Leader - Larry Yadon Date - April 27th, Noon Location - TBD A Crime Writer’s Perspective

Larry currently serves on the Oklahoma mediation panel of Dispute Resolution Consultants. He has authored numerous articles about the American West and co-authored or authored fourteen books of true crime and military history. Larry appeared in two episodes of the History Channel Series Natural Born Outlaws profiling Pretty Boy Floyd, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. A recent Golf Channel segment about the May 26, 1981 murder of Telex CEO Roger Wheeler at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa is the subject of a book being finalized and possible TV series.

The TCBA Pro Bono Committee received a $6,000 grant from the Oklahoma Bar Foundation for its Court Assistance Program or "CAP" for 2023. This grant is awarded to entities that provided foreclosure defense services to underprivileged Oklahomans. As part of the Mortgage Foreclosure and Community Redevelopment grant, the TCBA Pro Bono committee can continue its pro bono work at the FED docket while using funds to cover the costs associated with the paralegal work required to keep the program moving. The Committee is also excited to announce that it is launching a new way to encourage more members to volunteer at the docket - by raffling off cash money every quarter to attorneys who volunteer at the docket. Raffle details coming in January! The committee would also like to thank the OBF for its continued support.