Benjamin Flowers is the tenth Solicitor General of Ohio and has served in the role since 2019. In that role, he heads the Appeals Section of the Attorney General’s Office under Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Ben has represented clients in numerous courts — including federal appellate courts, the Supreme Court of Ohio, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Before joining the Attorney General’s Office, Ben worked in the Issues and Appeals groups at Jones Day in Columbus, Ohio. There, his practice focused on appeals and complex trial-level motions. He litigated cases involving numerous subject areas—ranging from bankruptcy law to constitutional law—in courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States and the Supreme Court of Ohio. He previously served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and to Judge Sandra Ikuta of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Ben is a graduate of The Ohio State University and the University of Chicago Law School.