Phil
4/24/2006, 05:24 PM
Here's the skinny - my fellow barristers (I did it last year - too busy this year) are offering up free services on Thursday to answer your questions about legal issues. It's a good program, and I had a lot of fun helping folks last year. If you have questions, call in. Here's the official skinny.
LAW DAY 2006• EVENT FACT SHEET
(more information available at www.okbar.org)
WHAT: Oklahoma lawyers are celebrating Law Day by providing free legal information as a community service
Phone number to call: (800) 456-8525
(statewide toll free number answered by Oklahoma City and Tulsa attorneys)
Deaf or hearing impaired persons using TTY machines may dial toll free (866) 807-2240
15-20 attorneys work per shift taking calls coming into the phone bank that usually stays busy throughout the day
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2006
WHO: Sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association and the 77 county bar associations statewide.
WHERE: Phone banks are located:
OETA - 7403 N. Kelley in Oklahoma City (20 attorneys per shift)
OETA *- 811 N. Sheridan in Tulsa (12 attorneys per shift)
In addition to the statewide hotline, most other counties also provide free legal advice at more limited times on that day. For the complete list, go to www.okbar.org
FACTS: In addition to the free legal advice call in, the OBA and OETA annually co-produce a public affairs oriented TV show. This year the program will feature segments on immigration, domestic violence and Oklahoma’s drug courts, an alternative to prison for drug offenders. The program will air Thursday, April 27 at 8 p.m. on OETA.
This is the 28th year OBA members have offered this community service. About 350 attorneys will be volunteering statewide. Last year 3,042 calls were received.
Oklahoma’s Law Day program was selected as a Law Day Activity Award winner by the American Bar Association at its most recent meeting.
Governor Brad Henry has issued a proclamation designating May 1 as Law Day in Oklahoma. Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Watt issued a directive encouraging courts to recognize Law Day.
Most frequently asked questions are expected to be on the topics of employment law, landlord/tenant issues, bankruptcy, child custody, child visitation, adoption, immigration and small claims court.
LAW DAY 2006• EVENT FACT SHEET
(more information available at www.okbar.org)
WHAT: Oklahoma lawyers are celebrating Law Day by providing free legal information as a community service
Phone number to call: (800) 456-8525
(statewide toll free number answered by Oklahoma City and Tulsa attorneys)
Deaf or hearing impaired persons using TTY machines may dial toll free (866) 807-2240
15-20 attorneys work per shift taking calls coming into the phone bank that usually stays busy throughout the day
WHEN: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2006
WHO: Sponsored by the Oklahoma Bar Association and the 77 county bar associations statewide.
WHERE: Phone banks are located:
OETA - 7403 N. Kelley in Oklahoma City (20 attorneys per shift)
OETA *- 811 N. Sheridan in Tulsa (12 attorneys per shift)
In addition to the statewide hotline, most other counties also provide free legal advice at more limited times on that day. For the complete list, go to www.okbar.org
FACTS: In addition to the free legal advice call in, the OBA and OETA annually co-produce a public affairs oriented TV show. This year the program will feature segments on immigration, domestic violence and Oklahoma’s drug courts, an alternative to prison for drug offenders. The program will air Thursday, April 27 at 8 p.m. on OETA.
This is the 28th year OBA members have offered this community service. About 350 attorneys will be volunteering statewide. Last year 3,042 calls were received.
Oklahoma’s Law Day program was selected as a Law Day Activity Award winner by the American Bar Association at its most recent meeting.
Governor Brad Henry has issued a proclamation designating May 1 as Law Day in Oklahoma. Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph Watt issued a directive encouraging courts to recognize Law Day.
Most frequently asked questions are expected to be on the topics of employment law, landlord/tenant issues, bankruptcy, child custody, child visitation, adoption, immigration and small claims court.