How Ben Helps Clients

Ben Covington draws from a broad background of experience both in appellate procedure and trial litigation. Before joining the firm, Ben served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Milan D. Smith, Jr. on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Honorable Josephine L. Staton in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Before his clerkships, Ben was a litigation associate at a multinational law firm in Los Angeles. As a litigation associate, Ben worked on a variety of matters, including mass torts, insurance, and healthcare.

Ben graduated with honors from Columbia Law School, where he served as a managing editor of the Columbia Law Review and as a teaching assistant for courses in civil procedure and statutory interpretation.

Education

• Columbia University,
  J.D., managing editor of Columbia Law Review, 2021
• Columbia University,
  B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 2018

Clerkships

• Hon. Josephine L. Staton, District Court, Central District of California (2023 – 2024)
• Hon. Milan D. Smith, Jr., U.S., U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2022 – 2023)

Bar Admissions

• California

Publications

• State Official Misconduct Statutes and Anti-Corruption Federalism After Kelly v. United States, 121 Colum. L. Rev. Online 273 (2021)
• Closing the Touhy Gap: The APA, the FRCP, and Nonparty Discovery Against Federal Agencies, 121 Colum. L. Rev. 369 (2021)