Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Oklahoma
A. Senior Info-Line: (800) 211-2116
B. Legal Assistance Developer
Shirley A. Cox, M.S.W., J.D.
Legal Services Developer
Oklahoma Department of Human Services, ASD
2401 N.W. 23rd St. Ste. 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107-2422
(405) 522-3069; (fax) (405) 522-6738
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Esther Houser
Aging Services Division
Oklahoma Department of Human Services
2401 N.W. 23rd St., Suite 40
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
(405) 521-6734; fax (405) 522-6739
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to http://www.lsc.gov/
GGEDA Area Agency on Aging
(918) 783-5793
Web: www.ggeda.com
Serves Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers and Washington
Area Agency on Aging
(918) 682-7891
Serves Adair, Cherokee, McIntosh, Muskogee,Okmulgee, Sequoyah and Wagoner
KEDDO Area Agency on Aging
P.O. Box 638,
Wilburton, OK
(918) 465-2367
www.eosc.cc.ok.us/~keddo
Serves Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha
SODA Area Agency on Aging
PO Box 709
224 Evergreen
Durant, OK 74702
(580) 920-1388
www.soda-aaa.org
Serves Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Garvin, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and Pontotoc
COEDD Area Agency on Aging
(405) 273-6410
www.o4aging.org
Serves Hughes, Lincoln, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Payne, Pottawatomie and Seminole
Tulsa Area Agency on Aging
(918) 596-7688
www.cityoftulsa.org
Serves Creek, Osage and Tulsa
NODA Area Agency on Aging
2901 North Van Buren
Enid, Oklahoma 73703
(580) 237-2205
www.noda-aaa.com
Serves Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and Noble
Areawide Aging Agency
(405) 942-8500
Serves Canadian, Cleveland, Logan and Oklahoma
ASCOG Area Agency on Aging
(580) 252-0595
www.ascog.org
Serves Caddo, Comanche, Cottona, Grady, Jefferson, McClain, Stephens and Tillman
SWODA Area Agency on Aging
(580) 562-4882
www.swoda.org/area.htm
Serves Beckham, Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Jackson,
Roger Mills and Washita
OEDA Area Agency on Aging
PO Box 668
Beaver, OK 73932
(580) 625-4531
www.oeda.org/aaa.htm
Serves Beaver, Cimarron, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods and Woodward
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Oklahoma Bar Association
Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Section
Stacey Spivey, Chair
P.O. Box 53036
1901 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036
(405) 416-7000; fax (405) 416-7001
Web: http://www.okbar.org/default.htm
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
- Oklahoma Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma. Inc.
217 S. Choctaw
Bartlesville, OK 74003
Ralph D. Huchteman, managing attorney
Email: ralph.huchteman@legalaidok.org
H. Law Schools and Legal Clinics
Law Schools
The University of Oklahoma
College of Law
300 Timberdell Rd.
Norman, OK 73019-0701
(405) 325-4699; fax (405) 325-6282
Web: http://www.law.ou.edu
Oklahoma City University
School of Law
2501 N. Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 521-5337
Web: http://www.okcu.edu/law
University of Tulsa College of Law
3120 E. 4th Pl.
Tulsa, OK 74104
(918) 631-2401; fax (918) 631-3126
Web: http://www.utulsa.edu/law
Legal Clinics
University of Tulsa College of Law
Tulsa University Legal Clinic
408 S. Harvard Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74112
(918) 584-2751; fax: (918) 584-2747
The following types of cases are accepted: Social Security, Medicare, DPOAs, wills, consumer debt, HIV, advanced directives, guardianships, and Black Lung cases. There are no financial guidelines for clients. Three attorneys supervise up to 16 students a semester. Funding is provided by the University of Tulsa, as well as two small grants from the federal government.
I. Attorney General's Office
W.A. Drew Edmondson, Attorney General
State Capitol, Rm. 112
2300 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3921
Web: http://www.oag.state.ok.us
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agencies
Client Assistance Program
Oklahoma Office of Handicapped Concerns
2401 NW 23rd, Suite 90
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
(405) 521-3756; (800) 522-8224; fax (405) 522-6695
Web: http://www.ok.gov/~ohc/cap.htm
Email: cap@ohc.state.ok.us
Oklahoma Disability Law Center, Inc.
2915 Classen Blvd., Ste. 300
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
(405) 525-7755; (800) 880-7755; fax (405) 525-7759
Web: http://www.oklahomadisabilitylaw.org
Email: odlcokc@flash.net
K. Dispute Resolution
Oklahoma Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators (OAMA)
P.O. Box 1322
Norman, OK 73070-1322
(405) 879-5965
Email: anntriley@aol.com
L. Other Projects
None listed
