Benjamin Beaton is co-chair of the Appellate & Supreme Court Practice. He handles complex appeals, regulatory disputes and law-intensive trial proceedings. Ben has authored more than a dozen briefs at the US Supreme Court, where he previously served as a law clerk. He has drafted dozens more in the federal courts of appeal and state supreme courts, and regularly confers with trial and in-house counsel regarding appellate and motions strategy. Chambers has noted the firm’s “well-resourced appellate team, with notable experience in disputes heard before the Sixth Circuit.” The appellate group leads the Sixth Circuit Appellate Clinic in Cincinnati and publishes the Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog.
In trial and proceedings across the country, Ben has tried cases, briefed and argued dispositive motions, defended and examined high-profile witnesses and negotiated settlements. Outside the courtroom, Ben has drawn on his governmental experience to counsel a Fortune 100 CEO appearing before a US Senate committee, resolve congressional investigations of a major bank and represent many of the country’s largest financial institutions before the SEC. Many of Ben’s cases involve complex questions of healthcare, energy, technology, insurance and financial services regulation.
At the start of his legal career, Ben clerked on the US Supreme Court for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit for Judge A. Raymond Randolph. He also worked as a legal fellow in Uganda for the International Justice Mission and traveled to London and the Supreme Court of the UK as a Temple Bar Scholar.
A Kentucky native, Ben has handled appeals for the University of Kentucky and several other major institutions in the Commonwealth. He helped found the Kentucky Business Council in Washington DC and sits on the Board of Trustees for his alma mater, Centre College. Before attending law school, Ben served as deputy chief of staff for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, and as a legislative assistant for a US Congressman.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Benjamin Beaton
- Covid E-Signature Voter Case on (Very) Fast Track from Ohio to En Banc Review? - (Posted On Friday, May 22, 2020)
- Sua Sponte En Banc Rehearing Granted in Right-to-Education Case - (Posted On Tuesday, May 19, 2020)
- Michigan Settlement Attempts to Moot Potential En Banc Review of Right-to-Literacy Ruling - (Posted On Thursday, May 14, 2020)
- Supreme Court to Review Split Sixth Circuit Decision on Judicial Review of Agency Guidance - (Posted On Monday, May 04, 2020)
- Opioid Update: Judge Kethledge Reclaims Solitude—and Civil Procedure - (Posted On Friday, May 01, 2020)
- Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Health Insurers Under Affordable Care Act’s Risk Corridor Program - (Posted On Monday, April 27, 2020)
- Sixth Circuit Holds Due Process Guarantees Right To Access Literacy - (Posted On Monday, April 27, 2020)
- Coronavirus Update: 6th Circuit Conference Postponed to 2021 - (Posted On Friday, March 27, 2020)
- Coronavirus Update: The latest from Sixth Circuit Courthouses - (Posted On Monday, March 16, 2020)
- A Busy Sixth Circuit in “an Alice in Wonderland world” - (Posted On Friday, March 13, 2020)