About Ben Root

During his 40+ year career as an advocate, a negotiator, and a counselor at law, Ben has refined the skills and special techniques that make him a master at the resolution of disputes—business and commercial disputes, labor and employment disputes, personal, public interest, and community disputes. He is trained, certified, experienced, and highly skilled.

​​Ben’s experience in dispute resolution is deep and broad. Disputes have involved the rights of businesses, especially contract and intellectual property rights, and rights of individuals including civil rights, employment rights, rights in a martial estate, personal rights, and so on. In addition to a range of litigation matters, Ben has handled numerous arbitrations, mediations, and negotiated settlements. Ben has worked with employers and unions on both industry-wide and local collective bargaining agreements, including redesigning work structures to protect American workers and their jobs.

​As a senior partner at a very large, international law firm, Ben tackled major disputes in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Washington DC. After his first retirement, he founded a small firm to represent individuals, entrepreneurs, and start-up businesses in Southern California. He has developed and overseen the implementation of dispute resolution processes for employers who wanted to maintain a positive work environment for their employees. In addition to his work as an attorney, Ben has served as a corporate CEO, as a Chief Legal Officer, and as a member of business development and patent development teams. He has served on Boards of Directors for private and charitable organizations, including on the Board of Visitors for the Humanities Institute of the University of Michigan, and as a member of various Executive Committees for Bar and community organizations. Ben was recently appointed as Commissioner on the Los Angeles County’s Mental Health Commission where he serves as Second Vice President. Ben also serves as Commissioner of Los Angeles County’s Drug and Alcohol Commission where he is a part Chair. Ben is currently licensed by the California Bar Association (License No. 045847) and has also been licensed as California Real Estate and Business Broker (License No. 01712779) and as a FINRA private placement securities offering representative (License No. 6833551).

​Ben was educated at the Harvard Law School and the University of Michigan (Economics), graduating with honors from both programs. He has done postgraduate programs at Oxford University (International Labour Law (Merton College), Anglo-Saxon History (Worchester College)), and the University of Phoenix (Marketing). He is currently enrolled in the Master of Laws LLM program at Pepperdine’s Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution.

​Ben is a husband, father, and participant in the life of the community. He is an avid photographer and a travel writer. Ben lives in the Los Angeles metro area and travels extensively for business and pleasure.