Benjamin D. "Ben" Ice

Benjamin D. "Ben" Ice


Barrett McNagny LLP

Recognized since 2016

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Practice Areas

Litigation - Insurance

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Ben is a litigator with a focus on intense litigation and trial work. He has spent his career advocating for people and businesses involved in lawsuits. He represents both plaintiffs and defendants, although certain client relationships preclude his representation against some professionals.

Ben's focus on trial work began when he was a member of the Indiana University intercollegiate trial team for each of his three years of law school. Since then, he has sought out trial-intensive work and has participated in the presentation of over fifteen trials to a jury, with most of those trials involving the defense of doctors and hospitals in professional negligence cases.

With experience in most areas of litigation, Ben focused two years working exclusively on behalf of an international manufacturer of medical devices in product liability litigation across the country and more than five years representing medical and legal professionals.

Ben's present client base consisting primarily of professional negligence litigation, including both medical and legal professionals. Ben accepts cases involving professional negligence, business litigation, general litigation, product liability, and insurance services, including coverage disputes, first-party claims, third-party claims, and bad faith. He also accepts cases likely to result in trial and those likely to be interesting or present unusual challenges.

Ben is a member of the Allen County Bar Association and Indiana State Bar Association. He is presently the chair of the Trial Lawyers Section of the Allen County Bar Association.

He is a BV® Distinguished™ rated attorney based on Martindale-Hubbell's peer review ratings. He has been named by Indiana Super Lawyers a "Rising Star" five separate times and has been listed since 2017 in the publication in the area of Medical Malpractice Defense. He has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers® in America publication since 2016.

He received his B.A., Criminal Justice & Criminology, from Ball State University in 1998, and his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, in 2001. While in law school, he was a member of the Federal Communication Law Journal and named Order of the Barristers.Ben is admitted to practice in the State of Indiana and in the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana.

Location
  • 215 East Berry Street
    P.O. Box 2263
    Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Education
  • Indiana University Bloomington, J.D., graduated 2001
  • Ball State University, B A, graduated 1998
Bar Admissions
  • Indiana, 2001
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

Barrett McNagny LLP
Headquarters: Fort Wayne, Indiana

25 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Litigation - Insurance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, Fort Wayne (2024)
  • Litigation - Insurance, Fort Wayne (2021)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Indiana Super Lawyers "Rising Star"
  • Best Lawyers in America

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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