Benjamin Akery
Top rated Workers' Compensation attorney in Goose Creek, South Carolina
Steinberg Law Firm, LLC
Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more
Licensed in South Carolina since: 2008
Education: Emory University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022 Call today:
843-603-8330
Steinberg Law Firm, LLC
118 S. Goose Creek Blvd.Goose Creek, SC 29445 Visit website
Details
Benjamin W. Akery is a partner at the Steinberg Law Firm, which has its offices in South Carolina – Charleston, Goose Creek and Summerville. He works out of his office in Goose Creek, helping clients residing in the surrounding areas as well as in Charleston, Mt. Pleasant and Moncks Corner. His practice areas are focused on:
· Workers’ compensation
· Social Security Disability
· Personal injuries
· Automobile accidents
· Product liability
· Premises liability
· Wrongful death
After completing his undergraduate studies at the College of Charleston, Mr. Akery studied at the Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. While there, he served as a staff attorney at the Indigent Criminal Defense Clinic advocating for defendants in the criminal courts of Georgia. He was also the recipient of the Morton H. Aronson Franchise Law Award.
Listed in The Best Lawyers under the Workers' Compensation Law-Claimants category, Mr. Akery is renowned as a knowledgeable attorney. He has been peer-review rated as Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished* for his professional achievements and high ethical standing in the legal field. Furthermore, he has been recognized as an Elite Lawyer and named among the Lawyers of Distinction. The National Trial Lawyers have added him to the Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 in South Carolina. He also has a 10 out of 10 rating on Avvo.
A licensed practitioner for more than 14 years, Mr. Akery is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Charleston County Bar Association and the Injured Workers Advocates. He serves on the Berkeley County Bar’s board of directors and is the president of their Young Lawyers Division. Moreover, he is on the board of governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: PlaintiffFocus areas
Animal Bites, Brain Injury, Construction Accident, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Slip and Fall, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 50% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
- 50% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
First Admitted: 2008, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://www.steinberglawfirm.com/attorney/benjamin-w-akery/
- College of Charleston, Communications Honors Society
- South Carolina Bar Association; Member, 2006
- Berkeley County Bar Association; Past President, Young Lawyers Division, 2009-2010, 2009
- Berkeley County Bar Association; Past Officer of the Board of Directors, 2009-2010, 2009
- Injured Workers’ Advocates; Member, 2008-present, 2008
- South Carolina Association for Justice; Member, 2008-present, 2008
- Charleston County Bar Association; Member, 2008-present, 2008
- Attorney Benjamin W. Akery was recently able to secure a very large settlement for a roofer who was significantly injured while on the job. On January 12, 2013, our client, who worked for a roofing company, fell approximately 10 feet off of a roof resulting in significant spinal injuries requiring emergency spinal surgery. After the fall, the injured worker’s direct employer and general contractors on the jobsite all tried to deny that he was one of their employees. The employer actually refused to provide any medical treatment or weekly disability benefits when the accident first happened. The injured worker retained the Steinberg Law Firm and attorney Akery took his case to court. At court they prevailed and the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commissioner found that he was indeed an employee of the roofing subcontractor. He was then awarded medical benefits and weekly compensation benefits. Throughout the course of the trial, our client’s employer presented fraudulent documents and as a result, the Commissioner reported them to the insurance fraud division of the Attorney General’s office. Ultimately, attorney Akery was able to obtain a settlement for the value of a lifetime benefits award for incomplete paraplegia, which is impairment of the lower extremities. During mediation, Akery also fought to obtain an amount for future medical treatment for our client, which he did. The total settlement amount was $630,000.00 for our client proving that with the right attorney, employers cannot get away with bullying their employees when on the job accidents occur., 2015
- Healing Farms; Board of Directors, 2021
- Workers' Compensation: Plaintiffs, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2024
- Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. A listing in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a significant honor, conferred on a lawyer by his or her peers. For more than three decades, Best Lawyers lists have earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public, as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere. Ben has been named in the "Workers’ Compensation Law - Claimants" by Best Lawyers in America for 8 consecutive year (2016-2024)., Workers' Compensation Law-Claimants, Best Lawyers, 2024
- Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations. Ben has won the recognition of SuperLawyers for 5 consecutive years (2018-2022)., Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Charleston SC: Lawyer of the Year-Workers' Compensation Law in Claimants, Best Lawyers, 2022
- Lawyers of Distinction, Lawyers of Distinction, 2022
- Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell, 2022
- Client's Choice Award, Avvo, 2022
- Elite Lawyer, Elite Lawyer, Elite Lawyer, 2022
- The Million Dollar Advocates Forums recognized as one of the most prestigious groups and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. The organization was founded in 1993 and there are approximately 5000 members located throughout the country. Fewer than 1% of U.S. lawyers are members. Forum membership acknowledges excellence in advocacy, and provides members with a national network of experienced colleagues for professional referral and information exchange in major cases. Members must have acted as principal counsel in at least one case in which their client has received a verdict, award or settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more., Million Dollar Advocates Forum, The Million Dollar Advocates, 2019
- BV Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2017 - 2022
