Ben Miller is Of Counsel to the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. A founding member of the firm, he has more than 46 years of experience in commercial and industrial transactions, real estate, tax and corporate law. Ben served as the firm's managing partner for 15 years. His experience in Louisiana corporate and business law enables him to recognize the specialized issues involved in commercial and industrial acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, and real estate matters. Ben is listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.) in Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Trusts and Estates.  He is also listed in Chambers USA – "America's Leading Business Lawyers (Corporate Law/Mergers & Acquisitions, 2003-2008)."

Ben represents clients in the finance, acquisition, construction, purchase, refinancing, management, leasing and sale of various types of real estate developments, both commercial and residential, including office buildings, shopping malls, manufacturing parks, retail centers, industrial facilities, and commercial developments. He advises business and corporate clients with regard to commercial lending transactions, financings, and the structure and formation of corporate entities. He has extensive experience in the negotiation and structuring of construction, permanent and mezzanine financing.

Education

Ben earned his B.S., cum laude, from Louisiana State University in 1961. He earned his J.D. from the LSU Law Center in 1961 where he is a member of the LSU Law School Hall of Fame. During law school he was a member of the Order of the Coif and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Louisiana Law Review. After law school, he was a captain in the U.S. Army and served in its Judge Advocate General's School and as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law at Louisiana State University Law School.

Admissions

• Admitted to bar, 1961, Louisiana

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (House of Delegates, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations
• Past Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
• Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation. 1961-1963, Captain, U.S. Army Reserves

Past and Present Community Service

• Trustee, Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation.
• Board of Directors, City Club of Baton Rouge.
• Board of Trustees, LSU Law Center.
• Chairman, Board of Directors, Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, ChamPac.
• Vice Chairman, Division Chairman of Governmental Affairs, Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce.
• Chairman, Infrastructure Task Force, Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce.
• Horizon Plan Task Force, City of Baton Rouge.
• Board of Directors, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.
• Board of Directors, Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation.
• Member, Rotary Club of Baton Rouge.
• Trustee, Episcopal High School.
• Senior Warden, Treasurer, Vestryman, Associate Vestryman, School Board Member, President, St. James Episcopal Church.
• Trustee, Vice President, President, St. James Place Retirement Community.
• Chairman, Vice President, Secretary, Investment Committee, Grants Review Committee, Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
• Member, Secretary, Board of Directors, The Wilbur Marvin Foundation, a supporting organization to the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.
• Board of Directors, Mercantile Stores National Bank.
• Board of Directors, The Recreation and Parks Foundation of East Baton Rouge.