Oklahoma has a lawyer shortage. Here's how county prosecutors want to address the problem

Prosecutors are expected to ask lawmakers next session for additional dollars to recruit and retain attorneys, specifically in rural areas.

But members of the District Attorneys Council are still considering the best strategy to draw more attorneys into their offices without harming their counterparts in other parts of the state.

Nearly a majority of the state’s 27 district attorneys are suffering from an inability to recruit and retain attorneys, said District Attorneys Council Chairman Kyle Cabelka, who serves as the top prosecutor for Comanche and Cotton counties.

“I’ve had one position open for assistant district attorney just before I became the district attorney, so for almost six years,” Cabelka said. “It’s just increasingly difficult to get someone to move down to southwest Ok