Ben Coughlan
Personal Injury Attorney | Serving Del Mar, CA
2026 years of
experience
- Personal Injury
- Employment and Labor
- Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
California
Ben Coughlan
Personal Injury Attorney | Serving Del Mar, CA
2026 years of experience
Personal Injury, Employment and Labor, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Medical Malpractice, Defective and Dangerous Products & Insurance
California
Biography
Ben Coughlan is an award-winning trial lawyer who has dedicated his career to fighting for individuals going through the toughest times of their lives. Ben believes that personal attention, and creativity on cases, are what achieve the best results for clients. Ben believes his job is to tell each client's story as he or she sees it, not as others might see it. To do that, he believes in spending the time to get to know every client personally so he can best understand not only how to get the largest financial result, but also how to take as much stress as possible off the client throughout the process.
Ben is known in San Diego, and throughout Southern California, for handling some of the very biggest and most high-profile cases. In addition to his experience litigating, Ben is an adjunct professor at University of San Diego School of Law and an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) in both the Trial Skills and Depositions Skills programs. Ben is the President of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego (CASD)– the Plaintiff’s Bar for all of San Diego.
Ben has a sub-specialty in brain injury and spinal injury cases. He is the immediate past Vice President of the San Diego Brain Injury Foundation, and regularly works to support brain injury survivors in his free time. He is also a published author in the field of Brain Injuries, having co-authored and edited “A Journey Towards Recovery: A Brain Injury Guide for Survivors.” He is regularly asked to speak about brain injuries around the country to lawyers, medical professionals, survivors and their families.
Prior to becoming a lawyer Ben spent four years in the media relations department of the San Diego Padres.
Ben was born and raised in San Diego. He lives with his wife Kathleen, son Jack (5) and daughter Mackenzie (3) in Solana Beach. Ben and his family love San Diego and believe it is their privilege to give back to their community.
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Education
- TIPS/ABOTA National Trial Academy
- Graduate
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Law J.D.
- Northwestern University
- Journalism B.S.
License
2026 years since Ben Coughlan was first licensed to practice law
- N/A
- active
- California
Work Experience
2020
Coughlan & Vinel LLP, Co-Founder/Partner
2011 - 2020
Gomez Trial Attorneys, Trial Attorney / Partner
2006 - 2009
San Diego Padres, Media Relations
N/A
University of San Diego School of Law, Adjunct Professor
N/A
Grimes and Warwick, Summer Law Clerk
N/A
Beaman Incorporated, Public Relations
N/A
Chicago Bears, Marketing Intern
N/A
CLTV News, Intern
N/A
San Diego Padres, Legal Department Intern
Professional Associations
2016
University of San Diego School of Law
Alumni Board of Directors
2015
National Institute of Trial Advocacy
Instructor
2015
Hon. J. Clifford Wallace American Inn of Court
Associate
2015
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Member
2015
Trial Bar News - Consumer Attorneys
Editor - Torts Section
2015
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Instructor
2013
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation (SDBIF)
Vice President
2013
American Bar Association
Member
2013 - 2015
Hon. William B. Enright American Inn of Court
Associate
2012
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Member
2012
Consumer Attorneys of California
Member
2012
American Association for Justice
Member
State Bar of California# 284658
Member
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College
Fellow
Publications
2021
Negligent Sexual Transmission of Disease: A Primer, Trial Bar News
2020
Anything but Simple, the Taxation of Personal Injury Settlements and Judgments, Trial Bar News
2020
Understanding Pituitary Injuries in Brain Injury Cases, Trial Bar News
2018
10 Cases Every Trial Lawyer Should Know, Trial Bar News
2018
Intervening and Superseding Causes in California Tort Cases, Trial Bar News
2018
Keep it Confidential: How Dennis Rodman Changed the World of Personal Injury Lawsuits, Trial Bar News
2018
Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics, LLC: Court of Appeals Extends Bermudez Ruling to Lien Treatment, Trial Bar News
2017
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Litigating the Not-so “Invisible Injury” Part 2 of 3, Trial Bar News
2017
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Litigating the Not-so “Invisible Injury” Part 3 of 3, Trial Bar News
2016
Mini-Opening Statements: Test, Approved, Recommended – Rarely Used, Trial Bar News
2016
The First 48: Human Body Reaction and Emergency Treatment of Trauma, Trial Bar News
2016
The Misunderstood World of Defamation Law, Trial Bar News
2016
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Litigating the Not-so “Invisible Injury” Part 1 of 3, Trial Bar News
2016
We Recorded the Defense Medical Examination, Now What?, Trial Bar News
2015
A Journey Toward Recovery: A Brain Injury Guide for Survivors, San Diego Brain Injury Foundation
2015
Playing the Punies: Punitive Damages in Premises Liability Cases, Trial Bar News
Speaking Engagements
2023
CAOC Palm Springs Seminar
FIGHT or FLIGHT: Understanding the Immediate Aftermath of Trauma, Palm Springs, CA
2023
TBI Med Legal Conference
Traumatic Brain Injuries, San Diego, CA
2022
Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Emergency Update: On fee Cap Initiative & Other Political Issues
2022
Arizona State Bar Convention
Screening, Evaluating and Litigating Brain Injury.
2022
Law, Pain, Bone and Brain Conference, Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
Brain Injuries
2022
University of San Diego
Careers in the Law
2021
TBI Med Legal
Battle of the Neuropsychs: Neuropsychology from the Plaintiff & Defense Perspective - Moderator
2020
TBI Tips: How to Overcome Common Defense Positions with Government Resources
2020
Law-Di-Gras Conference
Brain Injury/Spinal Injury Crossover Cases, Carlsbad, CA
2020
TBI Med Legal Conference
Traumatic Brain Injuries, San Diego, CA
2020
CAOC
How to Overcome Common Defense Positions with Government Resources
2018
California Brain Injury Association Medical-Legal Conference
Non-Cognitive Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury
2017
CAOC Lake Tahoe Convention
Traumatic Brain Injuries - Using CDC Documents at Trial
2017
Consumer Attorneys of California Annual Convention
Always Be Closing - The ABC's of Trial, San Francisco, CA
2016
Understanding and Presenting a Traumatic Brain Injury Case
Presenting the Brain Injury Case
2015
TALC TALK: People Inspire People
Trial Lawyer Inspirations
2014
Traumatic Brain Injuries: Telling the Story
Traumatic Brain Injuries
2013
Sports Law Conference
Brain Injuries in Professional Sports
Languages
- English
Location
Coughlan & Vinel LLP - Personal Injury Attorneys - www.sandiegolawyers.com
2262 Carmel Valley Rd., Suite G
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Personal Injury, Employment and Labor, Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Medical Malpractice, Defective and Dangerous Products & Insurance