MAY 2025 | 49 THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL entered the contest this year than in any previous year, and more than $4,000 in prize money was awarded to students. You will see some of the award-winning entries that earned top honors beginning on page 50 of this journal. You may view all the winning entries on the OBA website at www.okbar.org/lawday. We offer a huge thank you to all the Oklahoma educators, students and their families for participating in this year’s contest. Our hope is that all students who participated not only took pride in their work but also gained a better understanding of our cherished Constitution and how it can help us come together as a united nation. CONCLUSION The Rule of Law is how we protect our democratic institutions and our constitutional republic. It provides that everyone is accountable to the law, and no one is above the law. That is something we should celebrate on Law Day and every day, whether you are a lawyer or a layperson. It takes hundreds of volunteers across the state to make each Law Day a success, and we are so grateful to those volunteer judges and lawyers, along with the statewide Law Day Committee, the participating county bars, the Oklahoma County Bar Auxiliary, the OBA Board of Governors and the OBA staff along with the staff at the Oklahoma County and Tulsa County bar associations for their efforts and commitment to support this annual project. Please visit www.okbar.org/lawday to learn more about Law Day and start thinking of ways you or your local county can get involved in this critical public education project next year! ABOUT THE AUTHORS Mary Clement is a solo attorney practicing in probate and estate planning in Tulsa. She serves as co-chair of the OBA Law Day Committee and also coordinates lawyer volunteers for the Ask A Lawyer event at the Tulsa County Bar Association. She may be reached at mary@clementlegalok.com. Ed Wunch is the criminal justice debt attorney for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. He serves as co-chair of the OBA Law Day Committee, and he has chaired the committee since 2020 after serving as vice chair in 2019. He may be reached at ed.wunch@laok.org. Chief Justice Rowe leads a group of Law Day contest first-place winners and their families on a tour of the Oklahoma state Capitol following the ceremony in April. Judge Anthony Bonner of Oklahoma County describes district court proceedings for the Law Day public education campaign.
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