Numbers to call: 405-429-4290 and 918-340-5297 Email: AskALawyer@okbar.org

May 1: Lawyers to offer free legal advice Hundreds of attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice on Thursday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the annual statewide Law Day celebration.

Oklahoma residents may call 405-429-4290 or 918-340-5297 to speak to a licensed attorney at no cost. Questions can also be emailed to AskALawyer@ okbar.org.

“For nearly 50 years, the Oklahoma Bar Association has celebrated Law Day by providing free legal advice to the public through our annual Ask A Lawyer event,” said OBA President D. Kenyon Williams Jr. “It’s a chance for volunteer attorneys to give back to our communities, and we invite all Oklahomans to reach out with their questions during this annual Law Day tradition this May 1.”

The Ask A Lawyer hotline 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 at www.facebook. com/okbarassociation to see these videos and find 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.