Overview
Benjamin W. Powell focuses his practice on a diverse range of complex litigation matters, including:
- Personal injury/wrongful death
- Product liability
- Insurance
- Trucking and transportation
- Municipal liability
- Nursing home liability
- Spoliation liability
- Jones Act & maritime law
He has represented many clients throughout Illinois and Missouri, including retailers, transportation carriers, municipalities, casinos, private security companies, and other insured and self-insured entities.
Education
- University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law, J.D., 2003
- Truman State University, B.A. in English, 2000
LAW SCHOOL HONORS/INVOLVEMENT
- Dean's List
Admissions & Affiliations
- Illinois
- Missouri
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the
- Southern District of Illinois
- Central District of Illinois
- Northern District of Illinois
- Eastern District of Missouri
Professional Associations
- Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- Illinois Bar Association
- Madison County (Illinois) Bar Association
- The Missouri Bar
Practices
Honors
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America (2025)
- Illinois Leading Lawyers (2018-2024)
- Emerging Lawyer (2015-2017)
Insights
Events & Speaking Engagements
- “Spoliation: The Insurer and Insurance Defense Attorney’s Dilemma in Illinois,” HeplerBroom University (Edwardsville IL, 2009)
