Ben Schweigert

Ben Schweigert is a Senior Assistant Hennepin County Attorney, serving as general counsel to the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority and Hennepin County Public Works. He specializes in advising county leaders on legal, governance, and strategic issues related to the county’s transit and infrastructure projects, with extensive experience negotiating complex agreements, supervising high-stakes litigation, and advancing legislative initiatives. Prior to his current role, he served as a financial crimes prosecutor and legislative liaison for the County Attorney’s Office. He previously practiced at Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP in New York City and clerked for the Honorable Pierre N. Level of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He is a graduate, magna cum laude, of the University of Michigan Law School, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Swarthmore College.