Ben is a founding member of Banducci Woodard Schwartzman PLLC. Ben specializes in federal and state law class action litigation. He has prosecuted securities and consumer fraud cases against some of the largest publicly traded companies in the country. He has directed nationwide consumer protection suits against product manufacturers, advertisers and governmental regulatory bodies. Benjamin also has experience in pursuing claims for investment loss on behalf of numerous "high-net-worth" and institutional investors, as well as private trusts.
Ben brings to BWS several years experience with litigation firms. Prior to moving back to his hometown of Boise, Ben practiced with Hagens Berman Sobol & Shapiro, LLP - a Seattle headquartered firm that is recognized as one of the nation's premier law firms in class-action and large-scale litigation.
Ben received his J.D. in 1996 from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, where he received Honors & High Honors. Ben was also a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Duke University in 1992.
Ben is admitted to practice law in Washington and Idaho.
He lives in Boise with his wife Nirmala and their three children. Ben is passionate about baseball and continues to play-- leading his Boise based team to the league championships in 2007.
Ben has been involved in the following notable class actions:
- Face v. Seiko of America, No. 99-2-08794-1 SEA, Superior Court for King County, Washington.
- Tawil v. Sbarro, Inc., No. 99-2-27025-8 SEA, Superior Court for King County, Washington.
- In re Visa Check / Mastermoney Antitrust Litig., CV 96-523, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
- Froeber v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., No. 00 C 15234, Circuit Court Marion County, Oregon.
- Hickey v. City of Seattle, No. C00-1672, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
- In Re Boeing Securities Litigation, No. C97-1715Z, United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.
- In re Avista Corp. Sec. Litig., No. 02-CV-328, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
- Lewis v. First American Title Ins. Co., No. 06 CV 478, United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
- In re Atlas Mining Sec. Litig., No. 07 CV 428 United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
- Saltzman v. Pella Corp., No. 06 CV 4481, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
- Womack v. Nissan North America, Inc., No. 06-CV 479, United Stated District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
