Ben Mathis is the Managing Partner of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP, a national law firm with over 420 attorneys in 37 offices in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. His personal practice is nationwide in scope and focuses on Labor and Employment Law and Directors & Officers litigation. Mr. Mathis has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, honored as Atlanta Lawyer of the Year for Labor and Employment Law- Management by Best Lawyers in America, named a Georgia "Super Lawyer," a Georgia "Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend Magazine, a Leading Labor and Employment Lawyer by Chambers USA, and a “Star Litigator” by Benchmark Litigation. He was nominated by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and served on the Rulemaking Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C. He also has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia.Mr. Mathis is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S. in Management, with honor) and the Washington & Lee School of Law (J.D., cum laude), where he was a member of the Law Review.Mr. Mathis has served as President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Federal Bar Association; Chairman of the Employment Law Section of Defense Research Institute; President of the Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN); and Vice-Chair of the Civil Rights Section of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC).His civic service includes Chairman of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Georgia Chamber Board of Directors. He also served as Chairman of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association Board of Trustees, a member of the Board of Advisors for the Scheller College of Business and a Trustee of the Georgia Tech Foundation.