Benjamin Davies

Overview

Ben is a commercial litigator who handles complex federal disputes and appeals. He joined Watstein Terepka after two federal clerkships: one for Judge James E. Graves, Jr. on the Fifth Circuit, the other for Judge W. Louis Sands in the Middle District of Georgia.

Ben graduated in the top 15% of his class at USC Gould School of Law, where he was a Stanley Gold Honors Scholar and a Saks Institute Scholar. He also externed for Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai on the District of Oregon and worked as an appellate law clerk at a Los Angeles criminal defense firm that represents high-profile defendants.

Before law school, Ben earned his degree, cum laude, in psychology from the University of Oregon. His research on juror perceptions of court-appointed experts was presented at the American Psychology-Law Society Convention, and he co-authored a paper on youth psychopathology that was published in a leading clinical-psychology journal.

Outside the office, he can be found at a CrossFit class, cheering on the Oregon Ducks, or walking his dog with his wife.