Benjamin Z. (Ben) Claxton, Sr.
Office Information
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2015
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Former Professional Football Player, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, Arizona Cardinals, 2003-2011
- Benchmark Litigation
- Member of the team selected as nationwide Product Liability Firm of the Year, 2018
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Insurance Law, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, 2021
Education & Honors
- Mississippi College, J.D., magna cum laude, 2015
- Executive Editor, Mississippi College Law Review
- Pupil, American Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter
- University of Mississippi, B.A., 2002
- Chancellor’s Honor Roll
- NFF & CHF Scholar Athlete Award
- All SEC Honor Roll 1998-2002
- Captain, Varsity Football Team 2001-02
Experience
- Romero v. Coast Transit Authority and Terry Shelton, Circuit Court of Harrison Co., Mississippi – 2019
- Collums v. Blissard Express et al., Circuit Court of Chickasaw Co., Mississippi – 2019
- Taylor v. Positive Pest Control, Circuit Court of Lincoln Co., Mississippi – 2016
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, "Deposition Basics," CLE Presentation, Mississippi Bar Center, Jackson, MS, November 12, 2015.
- Co-Author, “Depositions of Corporate Witnesses," CLE Presentation, Mississippi Bar Center, Jackson, MS, November 12, 2015.