Adept, Strategic, Dependable

Benjamin advises clients on a variety of litigation, counseling, and transactional matters. His practice includes pre- and pending litigation guidance to public entities and private employers on issues involving civil rights, discrimination and harassment, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws relating to the employer/employee relationship. From advising Fortune 100 companies and serving as special counsel in litigation for a state attorney general, to where he began his legal career as an assistant prosecuting attorney representing political subdivisions, this unique and broad experience makes Benjamin well suited to provide both the advocacy and advice to best serve his clients.

On the Personal Side

Benjamin and his spouse are the proud parents of three beautiful children. He loves going on family bike rides (including their dog, Wrigley, tagging along in a backpack), running half marathons, and hiking at state and national parks.

Presentations and Publications

  • Author, “NLRB’s General Counsel Issues A Memorandum In Light Of The McLaren Macomb Decision Addressing Severance Agreements Containing Broad Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Terms (US)”, 2023
  • Author, “Don’t Say We Didn’t WARN You: New Jersey Mini-WARN Act Amendments Go Into Effect On April 10, 2023”, 2023
  • Interviewed, “VERIFY: Can your employer mandate you get the COVID-19 vaccine?” 10TV-WBNS, 2021
  • Author, “Can I require my employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine?”, 2021
  • Presenter, “COVID: Can we require masks? Vaccination? Testing? Navigating Health orders, science, your collective bargaining agreement and federal anti-discrimination law”, 2020
  • Presenter, “Managing Workforce Issues related to COVID-19 and Compliance with Government and Department of Health Orders”, 2020
  • Presenter, “They tried to make me go to work, I said, ‘no, no, no’ – How Employers can Respond to Teachers Who Claim COVID Fear to Refuse to Teach on Site”, 2020
  • Presenter, “The FMLA: We didn’t have to make any of this up…”, 2018
  • Author of a publication in the Journal of Pediatric Radiology; article on Ectopic Cerebellum located in the Posterior Cranial Fossa. Nagaraj U, Boue DR, Humphrey B, Martin LC. Ectopic cerebellum in the posterior cranial fossa. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Nov; 42(11):1391-4. doi: 10.1007/s00247-012-2411-5. Epub 2012 May 10. PubMed PMID: 22573210, 2012

Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation
  • Labor and Employment
  • Public Sector Representation

Education

  • Capital University Law School, J.D., Order of the Curia
  • Miami University, B.A. in Zoology

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio Supreme Court
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Ct. of App., Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of Ohio
  • U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio

Professional Memberships/Community Involvement

  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Red Cross participant
  • Law and Leadership Institute – Former instructor and volunteer