Oklahoma Press Association

The legal services plan is established to help protect and advance the legal rights of the participants. The plan pursues this objective by making available skilled legal assistance and advice and legal defense services at a reasonable cost in specified areas of law that affect newspapers generally.in combination with the ongoing educational services provided by the oklahoma press association to its members, the plan is a system whereby oklahoma newspapers may seek and secure their legal rights and interests at a reasonable cost and thereby conduct their business in a lawful manner to the benefit of themselves and the public.while the idea is not new, this oklahoma press association legal services plan is the first such program in the united states for newspapers to provide comprehensive legal advice and group defense of lawsuits claiming damages as a result of a publication.