T: 415-433-6830
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E: bhattem@rbgg.com
Ben Hattem is an associate at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP. He works on complex litigation and prelitigation matters in federal and state court.
Prior to joining RBGG, Mr. Hattem served as a law clerk to the Honorable Goodwin H. Liu of the Supreme Court of California and the Honorable Myron H. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
He graduated with highest pro bono distinction from Stanford Law School, where he was an editor of the Stanford Law Review, a teaching assistant to Professor Pamela Karlan and Professor Rabia Belt, and a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Full bio »
T: 415-433-6830
F: 415-433-7104
E: bhattem@rbgg.com
Ben Hattem is an associate at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP. He works on complex litigation and prelitigation matters in federal and state court.
Prior to joining RBGG, Mr. Hattem served as a law clerk to the Honorable Goodwin H. Liu of the Supreme Court of California and the Honorable Myron H. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
He graduated with highest pro bono distinction from Stanford Law School, where he was an editor of the Stanford Law Review, a teaching assistant to Professor Pamela Karlan and Professor Rabia Belt, and a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. While in the clinic, Mr. Hattem was part of the three-student team that drafted the merits briefing and assisted with oral argument preparation on behalf of the plaintiffs in the landmark Title VII case Bostock v. Clayton County.
Before law school, Mr. Hattem worked as a journalist and won the New York Press Club’s 2016 Nellie Bly Award for best work by an early-career reporter. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College.
Ben Hattem is an associate at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP. He works on complex litigation and prelitigation matters in federal and state court.
Prior to joining RBGG, Mr. Hattem served as a law clerk to the Honorable Goodwin H. Liu of the Supreme Court of California and the Honorable Myron H. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
He graduated with highest pro bono distinction from Stanford Law School, where he was an editor of the Stanford Law Review, a teaching assistant to Professor Pamela Karlan and Professor Rabia Belt, and a member of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. While in the clinic, Mr. Hattem was part of the three-student team that drafted the merits briefing and assisted with oral argument preparation on behalf of the plaintiffs in the landmark Title VII case Bostock v. Clayton County.
Before law school, Mr. Hattem worked as a journalist and won the New York Press Club’s 2016 Nellie Bly Award for best work by an early-career reporter. He received his B.A. from Swarthmore College.
Education
- Stanford Law School, J.D. with Highest Pro Bono Distinction, 2020, Member Editor, Stanford Law Review
- Swarthmore College, B.A., Special Major in Creative Writing and Sociology/Anthropology, 2012
- Carceral Trauma and Disability Law, 72 Stanford Law Review 995 (2020) (Note)
- How Washington Winks at Violent Discipline of Special Needs Kids, Politico Magazine, November 2017
- The General Who Went to War on Suicide, Politico Magazine (Friday cover story) March 2017
- Carceral Trauma and Disability Law, 72 Stanford Law Review 995 (2020) (Note)
- How Washington Winks at Violent Discipline of Special Needs Kids, Politico Magazine, November 2017
- The General Who Went to War on Suicide, Politico Magazine (Friday cover story) March 2017
- A Beating at Bellevue, Then Months of Silence, Buzzfeed News Investigations, June 2016