Ben McKaig

Promoted through multiple roles to a Senior position based on superior performance, leadership capabilities, and subject matter expertise in legal technology. Led and mentored a team of review attorneys through the full life cycle of discovery, providing substantive instruction on legal issues, privilege analysis, and quality control.

Active member of the LFAA Immigration Working Group, researching and analyzing systemic issues in the immigration process and presenting findings to identify and elevate pro bono opportunities for member firms.

Collaborated with Sur Legal and the National Immigration Law Center to support a client seeking deferred action immigration relief, enabling eligibility for temporary work authorization in the United States. Prepared U visa applications for clients who were victims of workplace-related criminal activity.

Promoted through multiple roles to a Senior position based on superior performance, leadership capabilities, and subject matter expertise in legal technology. Led and mentored a team of review attorneys through the full life cycle of discovery, providing substantive instruction on legal issues, privilege analysis, and quality control.

Aided clients in regaining eligibility for suspended driver's licenses by resolving issues from unpaid fines and fees. Prepared AOC-CR-415 forms, analyzed attorney advice letters, and submitted comprehensive documentation to the District Attorney's Office.

Reviewed complaints, filings, public-record data, and news sources to identify cases involving alleged police brutality in Philadelphia (2022) and Chicago (2023), compiling key facts and creating indexed entries for the Truth Hope & Justice Initiative database.

Reviewed and tagged key documents for mitigation experts to support the sentencing rehearing of Erica Sheppard. Developed comprehensive case resources, including a witness log, family genogram, document index, and timeline of critical events.

Supported in reviewing documents related to privately run detention centers in the Southeast, identifying conditions impacting detainees' access to counsel and supporting legal challenges to those practices.

Drafted advice letters to clients regarding their traffic records and ability to petition for waiver of fees and fines, allowing clients to have the opportunity to regain their eligibility for a North Carolina driver's license.

Authored approximately 1,000 quasi-judicial decisions, drafting detailed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law to resolve contested unemployment insurance claims and fraud allegations. Presided over evidentiary appeal hearings, managing inquiries from both legal counsel and pro se litigants to ensure due process.

Provided strategic guidance to small-business clients on entity selection and governance structure and drafted customized LLC formation documents and operating agreements. Advised clients on small-claims procedures and collection strategies, and conducted comprehensive contract review, drafting, and negotiation.

Promoted through multiple roles to a Senior position based on superior performance, leadership capabilities, and subject matter expertise in legal technology. Led and mentored a team of review attorneys through the full life cycle of discovery, providing substantive instruction on legal issues, privilege analysis, and quality control.

Activities and societies: Business Fellow

Earned a Juris Doctor degree from Elon University School of Law in May 2016, with a Business Fellow designation.

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Business and Enterprise Management with a concentration in Accounting and Ethical Analysis in May 2012.