Based in Charlotte, Ben is a litigator representing individuals and businesses in complex cases from start to finish.
In awarding fees to Ben’s clients in several cases, the North Carolina Business Court said that Ben had proven himself “very able in this litigation while handling complicated legal questions and a large universe of discoverable documents.” In a trade secret theft case, the Business Court recognized that Ben and his team have “significant experience in complex business litigation matters and have shown great ability in investigating Defendants’ misconduct, addressing complicated legal issues, and prosecuting the Second Sanctions Motion.” In a shareholder records dispute, the Business Court said that “but for the tenacity and thorough review by [Allen Chesson], full production would not have been obtained.”
Ben’s peers have consistently recognized him in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Legal Elite.
Ben graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 where he was inducted in the Order of the Old Well. He then graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2010 where he was a Carroll W. and Mary Parks Weathers Scholar and Editor on the Wake Forest Law Review.
He is admitted to practice in all of the state courts in North Carolina, including the Business Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in all federal courts in North Carolina, along with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ben started his career in the Washington DC office of America’s oldest law firm litigating high stakes financial cases. Before opening Allen Chesson, Ben was a partner at a national law firm that America’s largest companies called on to defend them in their biggest product liability cases.
- Lead trial counsel for international truck company in international arbitration where the panel returned a nearly $70,000,000 award that resulted in the largest collectible judgment in North Carolina history.
- Lead trial counsel for domestic defense contractor in arbitration that resulted in an $11,000,000 settlement during the night before opening statements.
- Lead trial counsel for widow in wrongful death case resulting in a settlement for over $3,000,000 on first day of trial.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for major online auctioneer in claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina that created a new standard in North Carolina for privilege claims by corporate officers in their individual capacity.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina where the Court affirmed dispositive sanctions at the trial court.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in dispute over the proper standard to hold participants in youth sports liable for injuries of others.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina seeking to overturn an interlocutory order appointing a receiver over a solvent company.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for client in severe personal injury trial.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for multiple clients in automotive liability trial.
- Lead counsel for manufacturing company in claims to prevent former head of operations and head of sales from using trade secrets to compete against client. Prevailed on two motions for sanctions that resulted in a default judgment in North Carolina Business Court.
- Lead counsel in winning summary judgment for tractor manufacturer in federal court on all remaining claims after winning a motion to dismiss on the majority of the claims originally asserted.
- Lead counsel in winning summary judgment for architect in $17 million claim involving over 90 expert and fact depositions.
- Won motion to dismiss on behalf of major manufacturing client on claims of trade secret misappropriation.
Ben’s peers have recognized him with the following awards:
- Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Litigation
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Young Guns
Ben has published a series of articles and been invited to speak at industry conferences:
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Lessons from Red Valve, Inc. v. Titan Valve, Inc.: Best Practices,
for Controlling the Flow of Electronically Stored Information in A Commercial Case, - Alternative Fee Arrangements, Are They Right for You? Association of Corporate Counsel,
- Mecklenburg County Bar 7th Annual North Carolina Business Court CLE: The Developing Use of Forensic Examinations of Digital Devices in Business Litigation,
- Keeping Your Trade Secrets Secret and What To Do When They Are Misappropriated; Association of Corporate Counsel,
- Which Parts of Tort Reform Apply When an Injury Occurs Outside the Forum State?, For The Defense,
- Identify and Moving to Strike Untimely Expert Opinions Under FRCP 37, For The Defense.
Based in Charlotte, Ben is a litigator representing individuals and businesses in complex cases from start to finish.
In awarding fees to Ben’s clients in several cases, the North Carolina Business Court said that Ben had proven himself “very able in this litigation while handling complicated legal questions and a large universe of discoverable documents.” In a trade secret theft case, the Business Court recognized that Ben and his team have “significant experience in complex business litigation matters and have shown great ability in investigating Defendants’ misconduct, addressing complicated legal issues, and prosecuting the Second Sanctions Motion.” In a shareholder records dispute, the Business Court said that “but for the tenacity and thorough review by [Allen Chesson], full production would not have been obtained.”
Ben’s peers have consistently recognized him in Best Lawyers in America and North Carolina Legal Elite.
Ben graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 where he was inducted in the Order of the Old Well. He then graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 2010 where he was a Carroll W. and Mary Parks Weathers Scholar and Editor on the Wake Forest Law Review.
He is admitted to practice in all of the state courts in North Carolina, including the Business Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in all federal courts in North Carolina, along with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Ben started his career in the Washington DC office of America’s oldest law firm litigating high stakes financial cases. Before opening Allen Chesson, Ben was a partner at a national law firm that America’s largest companies called on to defend them in their biggest product liability cases.
- Lead trial counsel for international truck company in international arbitration where the panel returned a nearly $70,000,000 award that resulted in the largest collectible judgment in North Carolina history.
- Lead trial counsel for domestic defense contractor in arbitration that resulted in an $11,000,000 settlement during the night before opening statements.
- Lead trial counsel for widow in wrongful death case resulting in a settlement for over $3,000,000 on first day of trial.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for major online auctioneer in claims based on misappropriation of trade secrets and breach of contract.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina that created a new standard in North Carolina for privilege claims by corporate officers in their individual capacity.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina where the Court affirmed dispositive sanctions at the trial court.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals in dispute over the proper standard to hold participants in youth sports liable for injuries of others.
- Lead counsel in appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina seeking to overturn an interlocutory order appointing a receiver over a solvent company.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for client in severe personal injury trial.
- Lead trial counsel in winning defense verdict for multiple clients in automotive liability trial.
- Lead counsel for manufacturing company in claims to prevent former head of operations and head of sales from using trade secrets to compete against client. Prevailed on two motions for sanctions that resulted in a default judgment in North Carolina Business Court.
- Lead counsel in winning summary judgment for tractor manufacturer in federal court on all remaining claims after winning a motion to dismiss on the majority of the claims originally asserted.
- Lead counsel in winning summary judgment for architect in $17 million claim involving over 90 expert and fact depositions.
- Won motion to dismiss on behalf of major manufacturing client on claims of trade secret misappropriation.
Ben’s peers have recognized him with the following awards:
- Best Lawyers, Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, and Product Liability Litigation
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Litigation
- Business North Carolina Legal Elite, Young Guns
Ben has published a series of articles and been invited to speak at industry conferences:
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, Lessons from Red Valve, Inc. v. Titan Valve, Inc.: Best Practices,
for Controlling the Flow of Electronically Stored Information in A Commercial Case, - Alternative Fee Arrangements, Are They Right for You? Association of Corporate Counsel,
- Mecklenburg County Bar 7th Annual North Carolina Business Court CLE: The Developing Use of Forensic Examinations of Digital Devices in Business Litigation,
- Keeping Your Trade Secrets Secret and What To Do When They Are Misappropriated; Association of Corporate Counsel,
- Which Parts of Tort Reform Apply When an Injury Occurs Outside the Forum State?, For The Defense,
- Identify and Moving to Strike Untimely Expert Opinions Under FRCP 37, For The Defense.