Ben Heikali

Ben Heikali is a California lawyer and managing partner at Treehouse Law LLP, focused on consumer class actions, false advertising, and complex litigation involving deceptive sales and marketing practices. His work centers on representing consumers in cases challenging misleading product claims, especially in food, beverage, and dietary supplement labeling. He has helped recover tens of millions of dollars for clients and consumers nationwide through class action litigation against companies accused of unfair conduct in nationwide consumer claims.

Ben earned his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2015, where he specialized in business law and bankruptcy. He received the Masin Family Academic Excellence Award and earned recognition for the “Best Term Sheet” at the American College of Bankruptcy Law Meet. He also interned with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Enforcement, focusing on municipal bond litigation, financial fraud, and public enforcement work during law school. He also earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California in 2012.

Ben has served as lead class counsel in notable consumer cases, including litigation involving Kona beer product-origin claims, Godiva’s “Belgium 1926” slogan, and Starbucks “Double Shot” beverage labeling. His broader case experience includes false advertising actions involving Starbucks, Coca-Cola, Krispy Kreme, Hewlett-Packard, Folgers, and Sun-Maid. He also helped pursue a successful Ninth Circuit appeal after a district court dismissal that helped revive client claims for continued litigation and accountability.

Ben Heikali is licensed in California and admitted before several federal courts, including the Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He focuses on misleading product origin, ingredient, dosage, nutrient, and serving size representations. Ben brings persistence, creativity, and consumer-focused advocacy to cases involving deceptive marketplace conduct, broad public harm, and complex nationwide legal dispute matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Managing Partner, Treehouse Law LLP
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• California

Education

• UCLA School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Southern California
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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