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If you need help sorting out a legal issue but don’t know where to start, Lisa Yang, president of the Hawai‘i Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Di- vision, has some good news: Law Week 2023 takes place May 21-28. The state- wide event will feature a free legal hotline and free in-person Ask-a-Lawyer clinics staffed by attorneys.
Lisa Yang
“It gives our community an opportunity to speak to an attorney about their specif- ic situation,” says Yang, who is also an associate at the law firm Watanabe Ing. “(They) have one-on-one time with an attorney who won’t give them legal ad- vice and can’t necessarily retain them as a client, but who does have experience in the legal field and will meaningfully listen to what’s going on and evaluate what they might need next and point them in the right direction.”
Photo courtesy Lisa Yang
“It’s something I remember because it is a horrible feeling, getting a letter from a counsel that your own family member has retained,” Yang says. “We directed her to services where she could find an attorney and speak to an attorney specifically in that area of law.
Yang says common legal concerns in- clude traffic citations, landlord-tenant disputes, and probate and estate planning.
woman’s siblings were in disagreement about what to do about their mother’s property. One of the siblings had even hired an attorney who sent a letter stating that their mother’s home would be sold.
“I think when (someone) finds them- selves in a situation that might be legal, their default response is, ‘I just have to do this’ or ‘I just have to pay this,’” she adds. “But there’s information available for individuals to see if there’s anything else they can do. There are resources out there for them.”
Connecting folks to those legal resourc- es is the primary purpose of Law Week — because everyone should have access to legal aid, regardless of their financial situation, Yang says.
“Also, she was curious about what type of mediation and conflict resolution ser- vices were available. We provided her with contact information for different media- tion centers she could utilize if everyone involved was in agreement to do so.”
During last year’s event, Yang says, she helped a woman whose mother had passed away without leaving behind a will. The
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Yang encourages anyone who has a legal concern to call the free Legal Line at 808-537-1868 between 6 and 7 p.m. May 22-26, or visit one of the following free in-person Ask-a- Lawyer clinics:
O‘ahu
8 a.m.-noon May 27 at the Kaka‘ako Farmers Market (919 Ala Moana Blvd.) 8 a.m.-noon May 28 at the Kailua Farmers Market (across the street from Adventist Health Castle)
Kaua‘i
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. May 27 at Grove Farm Market in Lihue
Maui
4-8 p.m. May 21 at Maui Sunday Market in Kahului
Local television station KHON2 will also run Ask-a-Lawyer segments on its Wakeup 2Day morning program, 4:30-8 a.m. during Law Week.
For more information, visit the Hawai‘i Bar Association website at hsba.org.
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