On Nov. 25, Oklahoma City attorney Lance Leffel, representing State Farm, set himself up for a rude surprise.

“I would remind my opponents that they do not represent the public,” Leffel said in the courtroom of District Court Judge Amy Palumbo, on the eighth floor of the Oklahoma County District Court Building in Oklahoma City. “They are not the attorney general of this state.”

Leffel’s opponents were attorneys from Oklahoma City law firm Whitten Burrage, which has waged a years-long campaign against State Farm over an alleged scheme to cheat policyholders on claims of roof damage resulting from wind and hail.

Specifically, Leffel was referring to rhetoric Whitten Burrage has employed in arguing for the release of critical documents. A common theme in the firm’s presentations and

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