Background
Straughan, Ben D. was born on July 6, 1962 in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
Straughan, Ben D. was born on July 6, 1962 in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, 1984). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1990).
Worked at Perkins Coie (Seattle, Washington) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in Federal and State Courts and before various Federal and State Administrative Tribunals. Administrative, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Aviation, Banking, Commercial Law and Bankruptcy, Corporate Finance and Securities Law, Creditors" Rights, Environmental, Estate Planning, General Business, Government Contract, Hazardous Waste, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Life Sciences, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal/Public Finance, Natural Resources, Nonprofit Probate, Product Liability, Public Utility, Project Finance, Real Estate, School Law, Taxation, Toxic Torts, Water Rights, White-Collar Criminal Representation. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Pennsylvania (inactive).
1991, District of Columbia (inactive).
1993, Washington.
Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, Tax Lawyer, 1989-1990.
Certified Public Accountant, Washington, 1987. Perkins Coie is the largest law firm headquartered in the Pacific Northwest, with 330 lawyers in 11 offices located in Asia, Europe and North America.
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