Benjamin Siracusa Hillman

Ben is an attorney who practices in a variety of areas, including litigation, health care law, and estate and probate law. Prior to joining Shaheen and Gordon, Ben was the William J. Brennan Fellow at the national office of the American Civil Liberties Union, where he worked in the Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. Following law school, Ben clerked for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut and the Honorable William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. While in law school, Ben was part of a clinical team that litigated a damages action on behalf of a non-citizen who was wrongly detained and deported from the United States; the case eventually reached a successful resolution. He was also a Notes Editor on the Yale Law Journal and a Comments Editor on the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Benjamin Siracusa Hillman included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors AV Preeminent Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence, Martindale-Hubbell Other Sources of Feedback About Benjamin Siracusa Hillman Included on the 2025New England Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 New England Super Lawyers list 2023 New England Super Lawyers list 2022 New England Super Lawyers list 2021 New England Super Lawyers list 2020 New England Super Lawyers list 2019 New England Super Lawyers list 2018 New England Super Lawyers list 2017 New England Super Lawyers list

• Partner

• Honorable Janet C. Hall, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, Law Clerk, 2008 - 2009
• Honorable William A. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Law Clerk, 2009 - 2010
• Shaheen & Gordon, P.A., Associate Attorney

• American Civil Liberties Union, William J. Brennan Fellow, 2010 - 2011
• Low-Income Taxpayer Assistance Program
• New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, Legal Panel Member
• New Hampshire Supreme Court Society, Board Member
• Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Board Chair

• New Hampshire
• Massachusetts
• New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Board Member)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, New Hampshire Chapter (President)
• New Hampshire Bar Association, Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Probate Law Section (Member)