Benjamin P. Ost

Bio Ben is a life-long resident of the Philadelphia area and is the founding partner of Post & Post LLC. He is the son of Barton L. Post, Esquire, the founder of Post & Schell, P. C. At the age of twelve Ben watched his father successfully defend physicians in a medical malpractice case in Federal Court. This experience inspired in Ben a life-long love of trial work and defending physicians and hospitals which has continued to this day. Ben graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. in 1981, and the Villanova University School of Law in 1984, where he was a published member of the Villanova Law Review. Since graduating from law school, Ben has devoted himself exclusively to defense trial work. He tried his first jury trial at the age of 26, and he has tried well in excess of 200 major jury trials to date, the overwhelming majority of which resulted in defense verdicts. Ben specializes in the defense of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers in professional liability litigation, often involving complex medical and legal issues and catastrophic injuries. Ben has further specialized in the most severe types of complex malpractice cases, and is considered an expert in alleged birth injury cases. He pledges his complete dedication and availability to his clients, assisting them through all stages of the litigation process. He has consistently been named as a PENNSYLVANIA SUPER LAWYER in Philadelphia Magazines Super Lawyers Edition and in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Magazine. In addition, Ben was named as one of the TOP 100 LAWYERS in Pennsylvania in both publications in 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2015. In addition, he was voted one of the TOP 100 LAWYERS in Philadelphia. He is AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for professional excellence in both legal ability and ethics. He is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and in Bests Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. Before founding Post & Post LLC, Ben served as the co-chair of the Professional Liability Department of Post & Schell, PC for five years. Ben has also advised legislators on the need and mechanisms for tort reform, and was the first defense lawyer in the area to call for changes in medical malpractice legislation. Bens clients include The Geisinger Medical Center, The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, The Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Grand View Hospital, and many other physician-oriented companies and health care providers in Philadelphia. Ben was featured in Medical Economics magazine in an article entitled, Medical Malpractice from a Different Perspective - The Jurys. The article detailed a medical malpractice case that Ben successfully tried to a defense verdict. IN ADDITION, BEN HAS LECTURED EXTENSIVELY ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: Informed consent The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA); Recent changes in medical malpractice legislation in Pennsylvania ; Strategies for preparing clients for depositions and trials; Successfully defending slip and fall cases for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the National Business Institute; Grand Rounds at various hospitals regarding medical malpractice litigation, documentation and risk management; The Advanced Medical Directive laws of Pennsylvania; The need for further changes in medical malpractice legislation. BEN HAS PUBLISHED ARTICLES AND HAS BEEN QUOTED IN RECOGNIZED PERIODICALS ON: The impact of medical malpractice law changes on licensure issues; Living wills and powers of attorney; and The medical malpractice crisis. BEN IS THE AUTHOR OF: Advertising Liability - A Growing Risk Management Concern, in Risk Management Handbook for Health Care Organizations. Areas of Practice Medical Malpractice Defense Professional Liability Defense General Liability Defense Post Trial/Appellate Practice Bar Admissions Pennsylvania, 1984 U. S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1985 U. S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1985 Education Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania J. D. - 1984 Honors: Member, Villanova Law Review Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania B. S. - 1981 Major: History Honors and Awards Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2004 - 2019 Pennsylvanias Top 100 Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2014 & 2015 Philadelphias Top 100 Lawyers, 2006, 2007, 2014, 2015 & 2016 Professional Associations and Memberships American Bar Association, Member Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member Philadelphia Bar Association, Member Philadelphia Area Society for Healthcare Risk Management, Member The Defense Research Institute Past Employment Positions Post and Schell, P. C., 1985 - 2005 Post and Schell, P. C., Partner, 1990 - 2005 Post and Schell, P. C., Co-Chair Professional Liability Department, 2000 - 2005