The Oklahoma Bar Journal April 2026

F rom the P resident

contact Mary Clement at 918-805-2352 or mary@clementlegalok.com. For all other counties, contact your local Law Day chair; visit https://bit.ly/4rRxaSg for more information. This year, let’s each take advan tage of the opportunity Law Day provides to reflect on the freedoms and opportunities made possible by the rule of law and to consider how each of us, as lawyers, can help preserve it. After all, protect ing the rule of law is not just about safeguarding legal principles. It is about ensuring that every person in this country retains the ability to pursue their own version of the American dream.

(continued from page 4)

the state answer thousands of legal questions by phone and online from members of their own com munities, helping the public not only better understand their own personal legal situation but also how the law works in general. Any time a lawyer explains a legal right, the rule of law is strengthened. That is why I encourage all OBA members to volunteer this May 1 to work a shift during the Ask A Lawyer event in your own community. Sign up through your local county bar. To volunteer in Oklahoma City, contact Christi Chandler at 405-236-8421 or office@okcbar.org. In the Tulsa area,

After all, protecting the rule of law is not just about safeguarding legal principles.

APRIL 2026 | 63

THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL