Overview
Ben joined Susman Godfrey after clerking on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, first for Judge Sandra S. Ikuta and then for Judge N. Randy Smith. He earned his J.D. with high honors from the University of Chicago Law School where he was selected as a Kirkland & Ellis Scholar and elected to the Order of the Coif. In law school, Ben was a member of the Federal Criminal Justice Clinic, where he helped secure reduced sentences for multiple clients, and was a member of the University of Chicago Law Review. Before law school, he graduated summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University.
Clerkships
- Honorable Sandra S. Ikuta and N. Randy Smith, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Education
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School (J.D., with High Honors)
- Order of the Coif
- The University of Chicago Law Review
- Kirkland & Ellis Scholar
- Honorable Mention, Hinton Moot Court
- Pro Bono Honors
- Case Western Reserve University (B.A., summa cum laude)
- John Schoff Millis Award for the Best Academic Record in the College of Arts and Sciences
- History Department Award for Outstanding Achievement in History
Admissions
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- New York
