Benjamin W Akery
South Carolina Personal Injury Attorney
Practice Areas
Accidents & Injuries, Animal Bites, Birth Injury, Brain Injury, Car Accident, Class Actions Plaintiff, Construction Accident, Product Liability, Drugs & Medical Devices, Motorcycle Accident, Nursing Home Abuse, Pedestrian Accident, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Railroad Worker Injury - FELA, Rollover Accident, Slip and Fall Accidents, Truck Accident, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Death, Food Poisoning
Main Office
The Steinberg Law Firm
118 S Goose Creek Blvd
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Phone: 843-547-5499
About Benjamin W Akery
Benjamin "Ben" Akery represents South Carolina clients in personal injury, and workers' compensation legal matters. Ben earned his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and was a member of the Communications Honor Society, basketball team, and baseball team as a scholarship athlete. He then attended Emory University’s School of Law and served as a staff attorney at the Indigent Criminal Defense Clinic. He joined Steinberg Law Firm in 2008 and, in 2016, made partner.
Ben is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Charleston County Bar, and Berkeley County Bar, where he served on the board of directors and as president of the Young Lawyers Division. He has been awarded multiple awards and honors and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Ben resides in West Ashley with his wife, Apryl, their two daughters, and a son and is an active member of Crosstowne Christian Church.
Education
Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor-2008College of Charleston
Bar Associations
South Carolina Bar AssociationsCharleston County Bar Association
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America; Workers' Compensation (Claimants), 2016-2023Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2016-2023
Best Lawyers; Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year in Workers' Compensation Law, 2022-2022
Client's Choice Award; Avvo, 2022-2022
Lawyers of Distinction, 2022-2022
Million Dollar Advocates Award, N/A-N/A
BV Distinguished; Martindale-Hubbell, 2013-2013
Morton H. Aronson Franchise Law Award; Emory University School of Law, 2008-2008
Professional Associations
Injured Workers' Advocates, 2008South Carolina Association for Justice, 2008
Charleston County Bar Association, 2008
Berkeley County Bar Association (Past President; Young Lawyers Division), 2009-2010
Berkeley County Bar Association (Past Officer of the Board of Directors), 2009-2010
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