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Benjamin&#8217;s practice covers civil litigation, commercial law, labor and employment and personal injury and product liability, including Appellate, Business litigation, Business torts and Fraud. Benjamin earned a JD from Harvard Law School in 2014.<\/pee><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"xp-sec\">\n<h2>About Benjamin Tolman<\/h2>\n<pee>James and I founded our firm, Torres &amp; Tolman, because of our shared desire to serve our clients more intimately and on our own terms. At Torres &amp; Tolman, you have my word that we will not only represent your interests zealously and as true fiduciaries, but we will strive to make your interaction with the law one in which you feel heard and respected.<\/pee><pee>Before founding the firm, I learned how to practice law as an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &amp; Rosati in Palo Alto, where I represented public companies and their officers and directors in complex multi-forum securities class actions, derivative actions, deal litigation, as well as internal, governmental, and regulatory investigations. I also represented private companies in high-stakes commercial litigation as well as defendants in federal criminal litigation.<\/pee><pee>During law school, I was a semi-finalist in Harvard\u2019s Ames Moot Court competition and a teaching fellow at Harvard University where I taught a course on the presidency.<\/pee><\/section>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<section class=\"xp-sec\">\n<h2>Practice areas and rates<\/h2>\n<pee class=\"xp-rates xp-rates-shared\">Free initial consultation \u00b7 $400\/hour \u00b7 Contingency fee available \u00b7 Fixed-fee options (all practice areas)<\/pee>\n<ul class=\"xp-areas\">\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Civil Litigation<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Appellate \u00b7 Business litigation \u00b7 Business torts \u00b7 Fraud \u00b7 Communication \u00b7 General civil litigation \u00b7 Securities fraud \u00b7 Constitutional law \u00b7 Class action \u00b7 Contract disputes \u00b7 Directors and officers liability \u00b7 Complex and\/or multi-district litigation \u00b7 Libel, slander, and defamation<\/pee><\/li>\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Commercial Law<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Mergers and acquisitions \u00b7 Corporate finance \u00b7 LLC law \u00b7 Business governance \u00b7 Qui tam litigation \u00b7 Small business law \u00b7 Technology and science \u00b7 Securities offerings \u00b7 Contract law and transactions \u00b7 Closely held business law<\/pee><\/li>\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Labor and Employment<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Wage and hour law \u00b7 Employment contracts \u00b7 Sexual harassment \u00b7 Human resources law \u00b7 Union issues \u00b7 Wrongful termination \u00b7 Discrimination<\/pee><\/li>\n<li class=\"xp-area\">\n<h3>Personal Injury and Product Liability<\/h3>\n<pee class=\"xp-subs\">Medical malpractice \u00b7 Vehicle accidents \u00b7 Property owner and premises liability \u00b7 Mass torts \u00b7 Product liability<\/pee><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<pee class=\"xp-note\">Rates are set by Benjamin and shown as listed on XIRA. 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