Benjamin R. Smith is an associate attorney with Alden Law Group and contributes to all aspects of the firm’s litigation work.
Before joining the firm, Benjamin worked at a boutique plaintiff-side employment law firm where he represented employees in their claims of discrimination and retaliation against their current and former employers before state and federal courts, and before the Equal Employment Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Benjamin also represented employees in wage and hour cases before the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Before joining his last firm, Benjamin clerked for the Honorable Louise M. DiMatteo at Arlington County Circuit Court.
During law school, Benjamin worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Florence Y. Pan at the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, as well as for the Honorable Amy Berman Jackson and the Honorable Beryl A. Howell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Benjamin also held two internships with EEOC during his time in law school. He initially worked for EEOC’s Washington Field Office where he interviewed potential charging parties and investigated their claims of discrimination. Benjamin then went on to work for the Office of the Chair where he learned immensely from Chair Charlotte A. Burrows, and her staff, and assisted the Office of the Chair as Chair Burrows transitioned from Commissioner to Chair. Benjamin’s experiences with the EEOC provides our clients with invaluable insight into how to navigate their claims of discrimination.
Benjamin is a member of the Metropolitan Washington D.C. Employment Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association including its Labor and Employment Law Section.
EDUCATION
Benjamin graduated cum laude from George Mason University School of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in May 2021. While in law school, he was an executive board member of the Trial Advocacy Board, the Journal of Law, Economics, & Policy, and the Jewish Law Students Association. Benjamin was also a member of his school’s Moot Court Board and participated in the Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition where his team advanced to the quarter-finals and won the Best Brief Runner-Up award. Benjamin also advanced to the quarter-finals of his school’s intramural Upper-Class Moot Court Competition.
Benjamin graduated magna cum laude from the State University of New York at Geneseo where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Political Science and a minor in Communication. Benjamin received the Outstanding Senior in Political Science award for his academic achievements and extracurricular contributions and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society.
BAR ADMISSIONS
Benjamin is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. Benjamin is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
