Numbers to call: 405-900-5299 and 918-340-5297
To submit questions by email, visit: AskALawyer@okbar.org  

Hundreds of attorneys across Oklahoma will provide free legal advice on Friday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the annual statewide Law Day celebration. Oklahoma residents may call 405-900-5299 or 918-340-5297 to speak to a licensed attorney at no cost. Numbers to call: 405-900-5299 and 918-340-5297. To submit questions by email, visit: AskALawyer@okbar.org.

“This year we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Ask A Lawyer event,” said OBA President Amber Peckio of Tulsa. “The Oklahoma Bar Association annually celebrates Law Day by providing free legal advice to the public through this annual community service project. Volunteer lawyers look forward to this opportunity to give back to our communities, and we invite all Oklahomans to reach out with their questions when this Law Day tradition returns on 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 OBA Facebook page 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.