South Carolina

Benjamin D. Cunningham
Associate

Ben Cunningham handles complex litigation on behalf of individuals and families suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. Working with Motley Rice’s Occupational Disease and Toxic Tort practice group, Ben is responsible for extensive legal research and discovery, including authoring briefs, motions and responses, and taking and defending expert and fact witness depositions.

Ben began his legal career in Georgia, working on a variety of cases including banking, real estate and criminal matters after completing several clerkships, including one with Judge Hugh Lawson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. A graduate of Mercer University law school, Ben received numerous CALI awards and authored “A Deep Breath Before the Plunge: Undoing Miranda’s Failure Before It’s Too Late,” 55 MERCER LAW REV. 1375 (2004). He is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and South Carolina Association for Justice.