Benjamin Rice is an associate in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn. He currently practices with the firm’s Litigation Department.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Ben served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Honorable Jeremy Kernodle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
Ben earned his law degree summa cum laude and as Valedictorian from the SMU Dedman School of Law, where he served as Managing Editor of the SMU Law Review and was a member of the Order of the Coif and the SMU Barristers. He graduated summa cum laude from Louisiana Tech University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Spanish Language.
Ben is a member of the State Bars of Texas and Louisiana, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Capabilities
Credentials
Admissions:
- Louisiana Bar
- Texas Bar
Clerkships:
- US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Hon. Jennifer W. Elrod, 2023 - 2025
- USDC, Eastern District of Texas, Hon. Jeremy Kernodle, 2022 - 2023