Meet the Team

BEN SHOEMAKER

MANAGING ATTORNEY

Ben was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After graduating from the University of Oklahoma, Ben moved to North Carolina to work for Young Life. He married his best friend, Kristen, and they quickly started a growing family. After 6 years in Christian ministry, Ben helped expand a regional, family-owned business into Charleston, South Carolina. While helping run a business, Ben decided to pursue his growing passion, the law. Three years later, Ben graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

The Shoemakers moved to the Atlanta area in 2014 when Ben accepted the job as serving as in-house counsel and director of risk management for the Boosterthon Fun Run. After 3 incredible years with Boosterthon, Ben began working in the investment world focusing on charitable giving, estate-planning, and complex gifts. He returned to private practice in 2018 so that he could work directly with families and entrepreneurs. With experience in family-owned businesses, estate planning and administration, and non-profit formation and management, Ben is perfectly positioned to assist your business or family with all its legal needs.

When not working, Ben enjoys spending time with his wife, 4 kids, and Goldendoodle. He also loves backpacking, F3, Tottenham Hotspur, and the Oklahoma Sooners.

EDUCATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW, JURIS DOCTORATE

• Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Cum Laude, 2013

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA, BACHELOR OF ARTS

• Bachelor of Arts in Communications, 2002

LICENSURE

• Licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia and South Carolina
• Wealth Counsel Member
• Member, Fiduciary Law Section of Georgia Bar
• Member, Gwinnett Bar Association