Ben Bauer is an associate in Cohen Milstein’s ERISA & Employee Benefits practice, where he represents the interests of employees, retirees, plan participants and beneficiaries in ERISA class actions across the country.
Prior to joining Cohen Milstein, Ben worked at a nationally regarded employee rights plaintiffs’ firm for nearly a decade, where he litigated complex ERISA class actions involving 401(k) plans, pension plans, as well as health and welfare plans.
Before joining private practice, Ben was a law clerk for the Honorable Thomas Fraser of the Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota.
Ben is passionate about education. Prior to practicing law, Ben worked as a teacher and school director at charter schools and college-access programs across the Twin Cities and in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ben continues his involvement in education as an adjunct professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he teaches law in practice.
