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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 6, 2007

Tulsa Bar Goes Global
Sister Bar Association Established Ordre Des Avocats of Amiens, France

Here is a photo capturing the Head of the Amiens Bar, M. Francis Lec and Tulsa County Bar Association President, Martha Rupp Carter signing the Memorandum of Understanding on October 30, 2007 in the Palais de Justice, Amiens, France.

Amiens, France - Madame le Batonnier Martha Rupp Carter, also known as Tulsa County Bar Association President, and le Batonnier Francis Lec of the Ordre des Avocats of Amiens, France formalized a sister bar association relationship on October 30, 2007. The bar leaders signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing their respective associations and attorneys to establish a relationship beneficial to their memberships. The document signing ceremony was in Amiens, France in the city's historic courthouse or Palais de Justice. Tulsa attendees included Associate Dean of Students Vicki Limas of the Tulsa University College of Law, Bar member Jacqueline Caldwell, a private practitioner and visiting law faculty member who teaches comparative law at the University of Tulsa, and Judy Glenn, Chairperson of the Amiens Partnership and board member of Tulsa Global Alliance who worked to facilitate and coordinate arrangements for the event. The honorable Marie Besse, le Secretaire General de la Premiere Presidence Cour D'Appel D'Amiens; M. Tanneguy Larzul, Recteur de l'Academie d'Amiens; President Georges Fauré of the Université de Picardie- Jules Verne (UPJV) in Amiens; Batonnier Brahim Sadoq of the Ordre des Avocats de Marrakech as well as a number of attorneys of the Ordre des Avocats of Amiens and Marrakesh, Morroco attended.

A morning meeting among the University of Tulsa College of Law representatives, both the president and law school dean along with faculty of Université de Picardie- Jules Verne (UPJV) preceded the afternoon signing event. The meeting's focus was to review opportunities for exchanges and programs between the respective universities to benefit American and French students and faculty.

Ties between the Tulsa and Amiens communities are marked by their sister city relationship formally established in 2005, following a decade of student educational exchanges. A Memorandum of Understanding was also entered in March 2007 between Oklahoma's State Department of Education and the Academie d'Amiens which truly helped encourage this regional, professional and educational focus on law.

The Memorandum of Understanding recognizes the common interests of the Tulsa County Bar and the Le Barreau d'Amiens to strengthen ties between the communities; promote mutual understanding of each country's legal system, profession and traditions; and, to prepare for legal needs created by increased globalization and interdependence of world markets.

Amiens is located north of Paris and can be reached within an hour and a half by train or car. A pressing issue of the French legal system mentioned in the recent discussions is a restructuring of the court system which will reduce the number of courts in operation. Amiens attorneys are planning to travel to Tulsa and other destinations in 2008.

Palais de Justice where the signing ceremonies and receptions were held on October 29th with the Marrakech, Morrocan lawyer association and on October 30th with Tulsa County Bar Association.	This group photo [from left to right] includes Maryse Hyatte (member of France-Etats Unis Assocation), Jacqueline Caldwell (TU-Comparative Law), Vicki Limas (TU, Dean of Law Students and Study Abroad) and Martha Rupp Carter (TCBA President) with French and Moroccan lawyers prior to a reception with the Moroccan delegation on October 29, 2007.