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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
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Fairfield County Bar Association, 2008 to Present
- Ohio State Bar Association, 2008 to Present
- Fairfield County Bar Association, President, 2014 to 2015
Past Employment Positions
- Child Support Enforcement Agency, Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 2008 to 2012
Pro Bono Activities
- Legal Clinic Volunteer, 2008 to Present
- Domestic Relations Court Helpdesk
- Commissioner of Bloom Carroll Youth Athletics Boys’ Basketball Program
- President of Carroll Cares, Inc.