Benjamin Douglas

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Benjamin Douglas
Benjamin Douglas

Partner

PROFILE PRACTICE AREAS LOCATION INFORMATION
BIO

Benjamin Douglas is a non-equity partner at Ashcraft & Gerel, where he focuses his practice on assisting injured employees with their workers’ compensation claims. For each of these clients, he is a strategic advocate, delicately blending zeal with craft to find creative solutions to complex legal issues.

Mr. Douglas understands that many of his clients have suffered life-threatening or debilitating injuries. He is committed to fighting for their right to just compensation.

Early Years

Before beginning his tenure at Ashcraft & Gerel, Mr. Douglas practiced workers’ compensation law in Sacramento, California. He has handled a wide variety of orthopedic, internal, and psychological injuries, from ripped rotator cuffs and lung cancer to post-traumatic stress disorder.

Outside the Courtroom

Mr. Douglas enjoys reading philosophy and history. He also loves playing the guitar.

Education

  • B.A., University of Texas, Austin, 2006
  • J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2010
  • M.A., Duke University

Bar Admissions

  • Washington, D.C.

Professional Asssociations

  • Member, National Lawyers Guild – D.C.
  • Member, D.C. Area Trial Lawyers Association

Publications

  • Diagnostic Inflation for the People: Journal of Employment and Labor Law (Spring 2016)
  • Antisocial Justice: Pathologies of the Standing Doctrine, Charleston Law Review (January 14th, 2021)

PRACTICE AREAS
LOCATIONS

Washington, DC

1825 K Street NW,
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006

202-783-6400