Memberships/Distinctions:

• American Bar Association
• American Association for Justice, Product Liability Section
• Maine Trial Lawyers Association
• Law Clerk, Honorable Kermit V. Lipez, U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st Cir. (1999 – 2000)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Maine School of Law (Fall 2006; Fall 2007; Fall 2008; Fall 2009)
• National Police Accountability Project
• AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group
• Attorney's Information Exchange Group, Inc. (AIEG)
• Listed in Chambers and Partners for Insurance and Medical Malpractice litigation
• AV® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell *

Admitted to the following bars:

Maine, New York
U.S. District Court - District of Maine
U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York

Profile:

Ben is a partner specializing in representing persons in personal injury, civil rights, products liability, fraud and other complex civil litigation matters.

Ben has a State-wide practice, and has successfully tried numerous cases in Maine’s state and federal courts.

Significant recent decisions include:

Parker v. City of South Portland, No. 06-129-P-S (D. Me. 2007).  Unanimous jury verdict and award of $111,000 in a civil rights claim on behalf of a man shot by police with a Taser weapon.

Parker v. Gerrish, 547 F.3d. 1 (1st Cir.2008). The first Federal appeals decision in the U.S. to affirm a civil rights verdict involving the use of a Taser.

Bouchard v. United States, 501 F.Supp.2d 200 (D. Me. 2007).  Judgment of $1.1 million on behalf of motorist injured in collision with Federal Border Patrol officer.

Patrons Oxford v. Luce, 905 A.2d 819 (Me. 2006).  Appeal upholding right of injured party to enforce stipulated judgment against insurance company through a reach-and-apply action.

Ben grew up in Portland, Maine and graduated from Deering High School in 1989, where he captained the varsity ice hockey team. He obtained his undergraduate degree at Cornell University, where he earned dual majors in Philosophy and Government.
 
Following college, Ben served as Political Director to Congressman Tom Allen during his successful primary campaign for U.S. Congress.

Following graduation from the Yale Law School in 1999, Ben returned to Maine to work as a law clerk to the Honorable Kermit V. Lipez of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
 
From 2000 through 2003, Ben practiced law at the New York City office of Latham & Watkins LLP. Ben represented clients in securities fraud, qui tam, whistleblower, Medicare fraud, and intellectual property cases.

* AV® is a registered certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.