Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Names Solicitor General, Senior Deputy and Head of Tulsa Office
OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter announced three new executive staff appointments on Wednesday: Mithun Mansinghani as Solicitor General, Tom Gruber as Senior Deputy Attorney General and Joy Mohorovicic as Managing Attorney of the Tulsa office.
“Mithun, Tom and Joy will each serve the State of Oklahoma well,” Attorney General Hunter said. “Each is uniquely qualified for their respective position and will distinguish themselves in their new roles.”
Mansinghani is promoted to Solicitor General and will represent the State’s interests before federal and state appellate courts. He will also represent the State in interactions with the federal government and other states. Previously, Mansinghani served as Deputy Solicitor General, worked in private practice in Washington, D.C., and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. He holds an undergraduate degree from Rice University and law degree from Harvard Law School, where he served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
Gruber joins the Attorney General’s Office as Senior Deputy Attorney General and will supervise the Legal Counsel Division and Tobacco Enforcement Unit. Gruber is a former First Assistant Attorney General to Drew Edmondson, two-term elected District Attorney and Chairman of the Constitutional Ethics Commission. He holds a B.A. in history from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in his hometown of Alva, and juris doctor from The University of Oklahoma School of Law.
Mohorovicic is promoted to Managing Attorney of the Tulsa Office of the Attorney General. In addition to her case load as an Assistant Attorney General for the Workers Compensation and Insurance Fraud Unit, she will be responsible for the general management and oversight of the Tulsa office and serve as a liaison for Deputy AG’s who have staff stationed in Tulsa. Mohorovicic previously served as Assistant District Attorney for District 27 and managed the Wagoner County office, as well as Assistant District Attorney for Tulsa County. She holds an undergraduate degree from Oral Roberts University and law degree from the University of Tulsa College of Law.