Washington County lawyers to offer free legal advice May 1
In celebration of Law Day on Monday, May 1, hundreds of attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice to members of their communities. Members of the Washington County Bar Association will participate in the Ask A Lawyer program in conjunction with the statewide effort to provide free legal advice. The number to call in Washington County is 918-336-4136, and the phone number will be staffed from 6-8 p.m.
“Law Day is special because it gives lawyers another chance to serve their communities,” said Oklahoma Bar Association President Brian Hermanson. “Volunteer attorneys will be dedicating their time to answering your legal questions at no cost. We encourage all Oklahomans with legal questions to call in.”
The Washington County Bar Association has also informed school districts about Law Day, encouraged student participation in the statewide Law Day art and writing contest held in April and volunteered to present on the 2023 Law Day theme “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility and Collaboration.”
Jim Elias serves as Washington County’s Law Day chair. The Law Day chairperson works in conjunction with the state bar’s Law Day Committee to coordinate the Ask A Lawyer call-in event.
STATEWIDE FREE LEGAL ADVICE
On Monday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Oklahoma City and Tulsa lawyers will also staff a statewide hotline, providing free legal answers to all Oklahomans. The statewide numbers to call are 405-429-4290 and 918-340-5297. You can also email AskALawyer@okbar.org. The hotline and Ask A Lawyer email will only be monitored on Monday, May 1.
The Ask A Lawyer free legal advice project is one of several events in which Oklahoma lawyers participate to observe Law Day. Free resources and informational videos covering common legal questions are also available online. Visit the Oklahoma Bar Association Facebook page www.facebook.com/okbarassociation to see these videos and other helpful legal resources.
Why celebrate Law Day?
Though Law Day is celebrated across the country, it was Wewoka attorney and 1953 OBA President Hicks Epton who originally had the idea of celebrating the law and how it affects our lives in 1951. President Dwight D. Eisenhower established Law Day nationally by proclamation in 1958; in 1961, Congress set aside May 1 as a day for all Americans to celebrate their freedom and the ideals of equality and justice under the law.
More information about Law Day is available on the OBA website at www.okbar.org/LawDay.
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.
This article originally appeared on Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise: Washington County lawyers to offer free legal advice May 1
