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Ben H. Harris III

Jones Walker LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2009
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
  • Law School:
    The University of Alabama
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://www.joneswalker.com/pr...
  • Website:
    https://www.joneswalker.com
  • Location:
    RSA Battle House Tower, Suite 1200
    11 North Water Street
    Mobile, AL 36602
Ben Harris is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He represents financial institutions in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and related disputes. Ben has more than 25 years of experience in commercial litigation. He began his career as a clerk to the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before practicing in Washington, DC, first with the General Counsel’s Office of the Federal Trade Commission and later with Williams & Connolly, LLP. Co-leader of the firm’s banking and asset recovery team, Ben’s practice includes complex civil litigation, bankruptcy, securities litigation, and other litigation involving financial institutions. He represents clients in lender liability actions, suits to enforce creditor rights, and in suits relating to operational matters. Ben also represents troubled financial institutions and their officers and directors in the state of Alabama and across the country. Ben has tried to verdict numerous cases throughout the country, in bench and jury trials. He has obtained successful jury verdicts in complex, multimillion-dollar cases in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey and in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also has served as counsel to publicly traded bank holding companies in shareholder derivative and class action litigation, and as counsel to special committees of the boards of directors of these institutions. Internationally, Ben has helped financial institutions and other clients resolve issues in Central and Latin America. He has counseled companies and educational institutions interested in developing trade in Cuba, traveling to Cuba on several occasions for that purpose. Ben speaks frequently on bankruptcy and creditor rights issues throughout the country.
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Lawyer Bio

Ben Harris is a partner in the Litigation Practice Group. He represents financial institutions in complex commercial litigation, bankruptcy, and related disputes. Ben has more than 25 years of experience in commercial litigation. He began his career as a clerk to the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit before practicing in Washington, DC, first with the General Counsel’s Office of the Federal Trade Commission and later with Williams & Connolly, LLP. Co-leader of the firm’s banking and asset recovery team, Ben’s practice includes complex civil litigation, bankruptcy, securities litigation, and other litigation involving financial institutions. He represents clients in lender liability actions, suits to enforce creditor rights, and in suits relating to operational matters. Ben also represents troubled financial institutions and their officers and directors in the state of Alabama and across the country. Ben has tried to verdict numerous cases throughout the country, in bench and jury trials. He has obtained successful jury verdicts in complex, multimillion-dollar cases in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey and in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also has served as counsel to publicly traded bank holding companies in shareholder derivative and class action litigation, and as counsel to special committees of the boards of directors of these institutions. Internationally, Ben has helped financial institutions and other clients resolve issues in Central and Latin America. He has counseled companies and educational institutions interested in developing trade in Cuba, traveling to Cuba on several occasions for that purpose. Ben speaks frequently on bankruptcy and creditor rights issues throughout the country.
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Education:

  • The University of Alabama , J.D., graduated 1989
  • Sewanee-The University of the South, B.A., graduated 1986

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
 

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Jones Walker LLP
https://www.joneswalker.com
 
Headquarters
201 Saint Charles Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70170-5100
504-582-8000
14 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Birmingham, AL

420 Twentieth Street North, Suite 1100

Birmingham, AL 35203

United States

205-244-5200

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Birmingham, AL

420 20th Street North, Suite 1100

Birmingham, AL 35203

United States

205-244-5200

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Mobile, AL

RSA Battle House Tower, Suite 1200

11 North Water Street

Mobile, AL 36602

United States

251-432-1414

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Arizona

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

333 North Central Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85004

United States

602-366-7889

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia

Washington, DC

499 South Capitol Street, SW, Suite 600

Washington, DC 20003

United States

202-203-1000

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Florida

Florida

Miami, FL

Citi Center, Suite 2600

201 South Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, FL 33131-4341

United States

305-679-5700

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Georgia

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

One Midtown Plaza, Suite 1030

1360 Peachtree Street, NE

Atlanta, GA 30309

United States

404-870-7500

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Louisiana

Louisiana

Baton Rouge, LA

Suite 800

445 North Boulevard

Baton Rouge, LA 70802

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225-248-2000

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Lafayette, LA

Suite 1600

600 Jefferson Street

Lafayette, LA 70501

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337-593-7600

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Jackson, MS

Suite 800

190 E Capitol Street

Jackson, MS 39201

United States

601-949-4900

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New York

New York

New York, NY

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 5200

New York, NY 10118

United States

646-735-6900

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Texas

Texas

Houston, TX

811 Main Street, Suite 2900

Houston, TX 77002

United States

713-437-1800

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The Woodlands, TX

Waterway Plaza Two, Suite 350

10001 Woodloch Forest Drive

The Woodlands, TX 77380

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281-296-4400

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