Tulsa attorney James “Jim” R. Hicks will serve as the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Board of Governors 2022 president.

He will be part of the OBA’s 17-member Board of Governors, which meets monthly and governs the association.

Hicks attended OU and received his bachelor’s degree in finance before attending the TU College of Law. Admitted to practice in 1985, he served as a member of the OBA Board of Governors from 2015 to 2019.

He also served as president of the Tulsa County Bar Association from 2013 to 2014 and the Tulsa County Bar Foundation from 2017 to 2019.

He currently practices with the law firm of Barrow & Grimm PC, where his focus is on the litigation and transactional needs of individuals and businesses.

He also represents clients in probate, estate planning and family law matters.

He has been recognized as an outstanding young lawyer by the TCBA and received the TCBA President’s Award.

In 1995, he was recognized as the OBA’s outstanding young lawyer. He has served as senior warden of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa since 2013 and continues to volunteer his time to several nonprofit organizations.

Brian T. Hermanson of Ponca City will serve as 2022 president-elect and Miles T. Pringle of Oklahoma City will serve as vice president. Ardmore attorney Michael C. Mordy, who serves as the 2021 OBA president, will remain on the OBA Board of Governors for one year as immediate past president.

New officers and Board of Governors members will take office Jan. 1. OBA leadership roles are voluntary positions in which lawyers serve while continuing to practice law.

The 18,000-member Oklahoma Bar Association, headquartered in Oklahoma City, was created by the Oklahoma Supreme Court to advance the administration of justice and to foster and maintain learning, integrity, competence, public service and high standards of conduct among Oklahoma’s legal community.