Ben Pogue, Esq.
Ben has tried dozens of cases to verdict, with millions of dollars at stake for his clients. Ben has also mediated hundreds of cases. His experience has demonstrated that trial is not always the best way to resolve a case—and finding a path to collaboration is often the best strategy. Ben focuses on mediation, where attorneys and individuals utilize Ben as a neutral party, to facilitate settlements fairly and efficiently before trial. He also represents clients who have been seriously injured, abused, or left with the horrifying results of medical malpractice.
Ben has worked with special interest groups, individuals, and businesses as a consultant on strategy. He also teaches, hosts presentations, and facilitates workshops on the subject. If you have a specific strategic need, email ben@benpoguelaw.com with the subject line “Strategy”. Each request is confidential, subject to a conflict check, and handled on a case by case basis by Ben.
Ben has been named to the list of South Carolina Super Lawyers’ "Rising Stars"; he was honored to be elected to the South Carolina Bar Association’s House of Delegates in 2016; and he’s been named the recipient of the South Carolina Bar’s Cotton Harness “Peace” Award, for outstanding contributions to dispute resolution. These honors and experiences are just a small part of a varied and unique path as a lawyer.
Ben spent nearly a decade as a broadcast meteorologist, anchor, and reporter for News 2 and News 14 Carolina. As a lawyer, he has also served as a meteorological expert in civil litigation. He continues to enjoy his role as a volunteer meteorological adviser at the Charleston School of Law.
< Ben and his wife Nina with United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Advocacy
Always involved with his community, Ben works to build consensus and find solutions in justice reform, education, transit, housing, infrastructure and flooding. He works with police and local pastors through R.E.C.A.P. (Rebuilding Every Community Around Peace), and has been a board member of Lowcountry Youth Services (mentoring), Trident Literacy Association (adult education), East Cooper Faith Network (housing mitigation and childhood reading support), The Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston. Ben also speaks conversational Spanish and works with our Hispanic/Latine community to promote coalition building and access to public and private resources.
Education
Ben studied law and earned his Juris Doctor at the Charleston School of Law. Upon graduation he was honored to be inducted into the prestigious Forensic Club, and later was named the first President of the Charleston School of Law’s Alumni Association.
Ben earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. He studied journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University before embarking on his broadcast career. Ben received his meteorological training in the Broadcast Meteorology Program at Mississippi State University, receiving a Certificate of Geosciences.
Ben participated in the Honor Council at both the College of William and Mary, and at the Charleston School of Law.
Family
Ben and his wife, former Emmy-winning news anchor Nina Sossamon-Pogue, live in North Charleston and have been a part of the Charleston community for 30 years. Their children were all raised and educated in Lowcountry public schools, and are now proudly embarking on their own careers serving the greater good (including one serving our nation in Air Force). Ben, Nina, and the kids continue to volunteer and support local and national causes, such as the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Lowcountry Food Bank, the Palmetto Project, and Team Rubicon.
