Authors

Benjamin Lepak (J.D., University of Notre Dame) is executive director of the State Chamber Research Foundation. He has practiced law in both the public and private sectors in Oklahoma and Texas, most recently serving as the Chief of the Civil Division in an Oklahoma district attorney’s office where he was responsible for providing advice and counsel to 24 elected officials across three counties. Prior to that, he was in private practice, first with a large law firm in Dallas and later with a firm that he co-founded in Norman. He is a recognized expert in the law surrounding local governments in Oklahoma and has broad experience with issues at the intersection of law and public policy within the state.