Jack Blair has been hired as the city attorney for the City of Tulsa.

Following several rounds of interviews and vetting processes, Blair interviewed with members from the Tulsa City Council and area attorneys, including former United States Attorney Trent Shores, before being selected. The mayor’s appointment will now go before the Tulsa City Council for consideration.

Mayor G.T. Bynum said, “Dozens of elected officials and city councilors, in addition to multiple auditors and mayors, have trusted and relied upon his judgment and legal advice over the course of carrying out their work.”

Blair was the director of research, policy and budget for the Tulsa City Council for 12 years before joining Bynum’s administration for the last five years as first the Chief of Staff and now the Chief Operating Officer.

“The City has a remarkable team of legal professionals who go to work every day, not just to mitigate legal risk, but to improve outcomes for citizens,” Blair said.

Blair has working in policy development, budgeting, operations and management. Blair is on the Planning Commissioner and is a trustee of the Tulsa Utility Board and Tulsa Authority for the Recovery of Energy.    Prior to Blair’s time at the city, he was the assistant attorney general for the Muscogee Nation, attorney and project manager for the Trust for Public Land, and attorney at BlueDog, Olson & Small, PLLP in Minneapolis.

Blair graduated from The University of Oklahoma College of Law with a Juris Doctorate and has been an active member of the Oklahoma Bar Association since 1996. Blair also holds a Bachelor of Arts, English from Oklahoma State University.