Ben graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in 1993 and began his law practice with the Birmingham firm Emond &Vines. Although Ben's practice has always focused on products liability and crashworthiness cases, his secondary specialties are in the areas of nursing home litigation, aviation crashes and construction site injuries. Ben is a former partner in the Birmingham firm of Hogan, Smith &Alspaugh.

Ben has frequently lectured on legal topics for various organizations including: the Alabama Trial Lawyer Association, the Birmingham Bar Association, the Cumberland School of Law, the National Business Institute, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association and Jones School of Law.

Ben was recently on the trial team that obtained a $4 million verdict in Montgomery county against Wal-mart in a defective tire case. Ben has also obtained a $12 million record verdict against ProTech, involving a defective product in a crashworthiness case. He has also settled many crashworthiness cases which have resulted in multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients.

Currently, Ben is a member of the Executive Committee for the Alabama Association for Justice. He previously was elected to serve on the Executive Committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the Birmingham Bar Association; and he was once selected "Boss of the Year" by the Birmingham Magazine.

Ben was raised in Ozark, Alabama. He is married to the former Kimbery Strag of Philadelphia, PA. and they have one daughter and one son. Ben and his wife are members of the Christchurch, an Anglican Parish in Montgomery. Ben is also on the board of the Landmarks Foundation of Montgomery - a non-profit organization committed to preserving historic structures.