Benjamin S. Kafka

Benjamin S. Kafka is a trial lawyer and partner at O’Connor, Carnathan & Mack, LLC in Burlington, Massachusetts. He has been with the firm since 2006 and focuses on complex commercial and business litigation, fraud, breach of contract, real estate litigation, construction law, consumer protection, employment and wage claims, trust fund litigation, insurance coverage, criminal defense, and general liability personal injury matters.

Ben earned a J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in 1998. He appeared on the Dean’s List and served as Copy Editor of Dicta. He received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1994 and studied abroad in London. He is admitted in Massachusetts, the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts, and the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

Ben has substantial trial experience in Massachusetts state and federal courts and in arbitration and mediation. Before joining OCM, he worked in commercial litigation and criminal defense at Barron & Stadfeld, P.C. and served as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County. His current matters include business breakups, commercial leases, software misappropriation, wage claims, construction disputes, toxic torts, premises liability, product liability, motor vehicle claims, and criminal cases.

Benjamin S. Kafka has been named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list and was previously selected as a Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Star. His representative results include trial judgments, summary judgments, commercial settlements, injury settlements, and successful defense work. His practice spans business, employment, real estate, construction, insurance, personal injury, consumer, and criminal disputes, with substantial experience in trial and negotiated resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, O’Connor, Carnathan & Mack, LLC
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Licensed State

• Massachusetts

Education

• Suffolk University Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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