THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 52 | JANUARY 2025 JOHN E. BARBUSH Governor – District 2 Durant John E. Barbush is a solo civil trial attorney who practices in the areas of torts, business litigation, securities and family law. He is also an approved provider for the Oklahoma Attorneys Mutual Insurance Co., representing attorneys in legal malpractice cases. He is a trained mediator and has served as an arbitrator. Mr. Barbush graduated from Ambassador University, where he was a student-athlete and received a bachelor’s degree in business administration before attending the OCU School of Law. He was part of the 2017-2018 OBA Leadership Academy class and has served as a delegate and an executive committee member of the Oklahoma County Bar Association Family Law Section. He and his family moved to Durant so his wife, Judge Amy J. Pierce, could serve the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma as chief district court judge. They have two children, Ella and Mac, who are also proud members of the Choctaw Nation. Mr. Barbush served as the 2023 Law Day Chair for the Bryan County Bar Association. CODY J. COOPER Governor – District 3 Oklahoma City Cody J. Cooper is an experienced litigator and a licensed patent attorney who represents individuals and companies in a wide range of business litigation and intellectual property matters. His practice primarily concentrates on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts and intellectual property matters at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has been with Phillips Murrah PC for over 12 years. He graduated with honors from OU with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in finance and management information systems. He received his J.D. from the OU College of Law with honors. Mr. Cooper is actively involved in his community. He is a member of the CASA of Oklahoma County Board of Directors and the past president of the Oklahoma County Bar Association (and currently the treasurer on the Board of Directors). Born and raised in Norman, he now lives in Oklahoma City with his wife, daughter, son and two dogs. In his free time, he enjoys coaching his children’s teams in a number of different sports, spending time with friends and family, and attending OU Sooner and Oklahoma City Thunder sporting events. BENJAMIN J. BARKER Governor – District 4 Enid Benjamin J. Barker is a member of the Enid law firm of Mitchell DeClerck PLLC, where he has practiced since 2013. His cases and clients span the typical “county-seat lawyer” spectrum; however, he is engaged primarily in areas related to criminal defense and family law. He graduated from Enid High School in 2006, OSU in 2010 and received his J.D. from the OU College of Law in 2013. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, and he is a member of the Garfield County Bar Association, Cherokee Nation Bar Association, Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Family Law Section and others. Previously, Mr. Barker served on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors and has acted as Law Day Chair for Garfield County for several years. He is the secretary of the Phi Gamma Delta – Sigma Omicron Housing Association and the past vice president and a current member of the Enid Symphony Association Board of Directors. He and his wife, Kendale, have three children: Caroline (6), Elizabeth (3) and Charles (1), plus a dog, Herbert (10). While not in court, Mr. Barker has been known to do a little woodworking, leatherworking and (from time to time) banjo picking. LUCAS M. WEST Governor – District 5 Norman Lucas M. West is an associate attorney with Nichols Dixon PLLC in Norman. His practice encompasses a variety of legal areas, including family law, guardian ad litem work, civil litigation, estate planning and municipal law.
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