Benjamin T. Swain

  • Partner
Swain, Benjamin T.
  • Partner

Phone:

Fax:

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

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.