Benjamin Baumer began his legal career after helping his family grow its medical practice into one of the largest of its kind in the country. Through that experience, Ben developed a strong interest in helping people navigate complicated challenges. In 2014, Ben began attending night school at the Ventura College of Law while continuing to work during the day as CFO of his family’s medical practice.
During law school, he received awards for academic excellence in criminal law and procedure, legal writing, professional responsibility, and constitutional law. He also clerked for a Ventura County Superior Court Judge and made dozens of appearances as a certified law student on behalf of clients in the Mental Health Court. Ben graduated as salutatorian of his class in January 2018 and passed the California State Bar in June of that year. He scored in the 98th percentile for his performance on the national ethics exam.
After briefly practicing immigration law, Ben shifted his focus to civil litigation and joined Lowthorp Richards in February 2019. His practice includes personal injury, civil litigation, and business litigation.
Growing up in Ventura, Ben was a scholar athlete and team captain for Saint Bonaventure High School’s football team. He later earned the same honors playing football at Claremont McKenna College. Following college, Ben and his wife, Beth, lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Santiago, Chile, where they taught English and traveled throughout the continent.
Ben speaks and writes proficiently in Spanish and speaks conversational Portuguese. Ben and Beth have a daughter and a son and live in Ventura.