Benjamin Blystad Gould

Benjamin Blystad Gould

5.0
Rating: 9.8

Licensed for 18 years

Appeals Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Appeals, Class Action, Litigation

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA

About Benjamin

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Fees and Rates

Cost

Contingency

25%-40%


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 14 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2011

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 18 years

State: California

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 16 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 2010

Resigned

No misconduct found

Location

Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

1201 Third Avenue, Suite 3200, Seattle, WA, 98101

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Benjamin Blystad Gould's Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | November 27, 2012

Outstanding Civil Rights Lawyer

Mr. Gould is the most articulate, patient, honest and knowledgeable lawyers I have worked with. He is efficient and well versed in the law. Mr. Gould is responsive to both telephone call and emails; he returns his calls and emails on the same day without delay. I would not hesitate to recommend th...is lawyer to my friends, colleagues or family.

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Experience

Rating:  9.8 (Superb)

Honors

2018

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2017

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2016

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2015

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2014

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2013

Rising Star, Super Lawyers

2010

Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Achievement, Burton Foundation

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Attorney, Keller Rohrback LLP

2009 - 2010

Judicial law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

2008 - 2009

Attorney, Keller Rohrback LLP

2007 - 2008

Legal fellow, ACLU Foundation

2006 - 2007

Judicial law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Associations

2011 - Present

King County Bar Association, Appellate Law Section

Member

2011 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

Admitted to Practice

2011 - Present

Federal Bar Association (Western District of Washington chapter)

Member

2007 - Present

State Bar of California

Admitted to Practice

Sample of Legal Cases

Grove v. PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hosp.

Successful appeal

Alcantara v. Bakery & Confectionary Union Indus. Int'l Pension Fund

Successful appeal

Gates v. UnitedHealth Group Inc.

Successful appeal

Lu v. Education Trust Board of New Mexico

Successful appeal

Heckman v. Williamson County

Successful appeal

Braden v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Successful appeal

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Education

2006

Yale Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2002

Yale College

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2015

American Bar Association 19th Annual National Institute on Class Actions

Rule 23(f) and Class Action Appeals

Publications

2018

93 Wash. L. Rev. Online 49 Radical Jurisprudence

2014

Trial News A Review of Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner, Reading Law (2012)

2011

Pensions & Benefits Daily, Bureau of National Affairs, Inc 2010 ERISA Employer Stock Cases: The Good, the Bad, and the In Between-Plaintiffs’ Perspective

2009

ERISA Compliance and Enforcement Library of the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. Point/Counterpoint: Is Rule 23(b)(1) Still Applicable to ERISA Class Actions?

Languages

English

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