Benjamin Wright

BENJAMIN WRIGHT

Ben Wright is an Associate with Gallagher, Gams, Pryor, Tallan & Littrell, L.L.P. where he is a general litigator. Prior to joining GGPT&L, Mr. Wright served for eight years as an Army officer with tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Italy and Korea. Mr. Wright’s military career culminated as a Captain commanding an infantry company, responsible for an area the size of Connecticut in Afghanistan.

Benjamin Wright

Education

Mr. Wright attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he
earned:

  • Juris Doctor (2010)
  • Masters of Business Administration (2010)
  • Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (1998)

Professional Associations and Positions Held

  • American Bar Association (2010 – Present)
  • Ohio State Bar Association (2010 – Present)
  • Columbus Bar Association (2010 – Present)
  • Illinois Governor’s Military and Veterans Courts Task Force (2009-2010)

Awards and Honors

  • Purple Heart Medal (2005)
  • Jumpmaster (2004)
  • Bronze Combat Device for Parachutist Badge (2003)
  • Bronze Star Medal (2003)
  • Combat Infantryman Badge (2003)
  • Pathfinder Badge (2002)
  • Ranger Tab (1999)
  • Eagle Scout (1992)

Presentations

  • Benjamin Wright, It’s All About the Money: Potential Repercussions of Denying Disabled
    Veterans the Freedom to Hire an Attorney, 4 NAT’L. ACAD. ELDER L. ATTYS. STUDENT J.
    1 (December 2009) (also published in 19 FED. CIR. B. J. 432 (March 2010); publication
    forthcoming in NAT’L. ACAD. ELDER L. ATTYS. J. (Fall 2010)).
  • Paul Lansing & Benjamin Wright, Putting the Identity Back Into Identity Theft: A Proposal for
    a More Complete State Solution to Non-Financial Identity Theft, 4 PRIV. & DATA SEC. L.J. 611
    (July 2009).

Areas of Practice

Civil LitigationCriminal Defense
Insurance DefenseDefamation Cases - Defense of Slander/Libel
Business Litigation

Contact Attorney

You can contact Benjamin Wright at bwright@ggptl.com or call (614)228-5151