Benjamin Estes

Ben’s clients have included global banks and their employees, Fortune 100 companies in various sectors (such as technology, consumer products, and insurance), and senior executives. He has practiced in state and federal courts and in investigations before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Ben has developed high-level litigation and investigative experience, including drafting pleadings, motions, and briefs; conducting witness interviews and second-chairing depositions; and preparing for trials.

Ben maintains an active pro bono practice. He is currently representing a mother and her young child in a tort suit against the U.S. government arising from their mistreatment at the U.S.-Mexico border. He is also representing a young child seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and represented his mother in related custody proceedings. He regularly participates in clinics assisting individuals in such areas as veterans’ benefits, naturalization, and uncontested divorce proceedings.

In law school, Ben was a submissions editor for the Columbia Business Law Review. He externed for the Hon. Paul A. Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and interned for Manhattan’s District Attorney’s Office.

Prior to his law career, Ben worked as an editor at SportsIllustrated.com in New York.