Benjamin Swain | Stebelton Snider

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740-654-2521

Ben received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University in 2004 and his juris doctorate from Capital University Law School in 2007; he was admitted to the Ohio Bar that same year. Ben joined Stebelton Snider in the spring of 2012. Prior to joining Stebelton Snider, Ben spent four years as a Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Fairfield County Child Support Enforcement Agency.

Ben is a member of the Fairfield County and Ohio State Bar Associations. He is a past president of the Fairfield County Bar Association and serves on the Domestic Relations Committee and Admissions Committee. He is also a past president of the Board of Directors for AHA! A Hands-on Adventure, a Children’s Museum.

Areas Of Practice

Estate Planning
Estate and Trust Administration
Family and Juvenile Law
Adoption Law

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 2007

Education

Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
- J.D. - 2007
- Honors: Order of the Curia
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
- B.A. - 2004
- Major: Political Science - Public Administration

Classes/Seminars

Ethics/Professionalism, Ohio Child Support Directors Association, 2009
Child Support Enforcement Agency - Enforcement Update, Fairfield County Bar Association, 2012
Domestic Relations and Estate Planning, Estate Planning Council, 2013
Panelist Pre-Law Days, Ohio University, 2014
Grandparent Rights, Ohio Adoption Roundtable, 2015
Negotiating With Children Services When Adoptions Fail, Ohio Adoption Roundtable, 2019
Accusations of Abuse/Disrupted Adoptions, Ohio Adoption Roundtable, 2024