Benjamin Gerber Founding Attorney

Ben holds a 10.0/10.0 Superb rating from Avvo, the platform’s highest designation. Georgia Super Lawyers has recognized him for 15 consecutive years, a distinction that goes to the top five percent of attorneys in the state.

For the past two years, he has been named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 in Georgia, which ranks the top 100 attorneys across all practice areas statewide.

Ben serves on the Executive Board of the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG), the leading national nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the interests of workers and families affected by workplace injuries and occupational illness. WILG advances the quality of legal representation for injured workers through education, legislative advocacy, and engagement with judicial and legislative developments across the country. Ben chairs the WILG Scholarship Committee, has helped plan both regional and national WILG conferences, and received the organization’s Rising Star Award in 2018.

In Georgia, he has served on the Board of Directors of the Workers’ Compensation Claimant’s Lawyers (WCCL) and the board of the Georgia Insurance Workers’ Advocates (GIWA). He is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA) and serves on the Workers’ Compensation Section Board of the Atlanta Bar Association.

Beyond the law, Ben serves on the board of Cliff Valley School and has served as a Junior Board Member of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, which provides civil legal services to low-income residents of the Atlanta area.

He speaks regularly at bar association events and continuing legal education programs on Georgia workers’ compensation law.

Education

Ben graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from George Washington University Law School. While in law school, it was at the Consumer Affairs Clinic where he first began helping individuals stand up to big corporations. He also had legal internships at the Department of Justice and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Personal

Ben is a husband and the father of three. His two eldest are enrolled at the University of Georgia; his youngest is in high school. Outside the office, he competes in triathlons and ultra-endurance events.