Benjamin Cloward is a nationally recognized trial attorney and partner at Claggett & Sykes Trial Lawyers, known for his exceptional results in catastrophic injury and wrongful death litigation. In 2016, at just 37 years old, Ben became the youngest attorney in Nevada history to be named “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Nevada Justice Association. That same year, he also became the youngest member of both the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in Nevada and the youngest attorney in the state to be Board Certified as a Personal Injury Specialist.
Ben’s courtroom accomplishments are remarkable. In 2020, he secured a $38 million jury verdict in a negligent security wrongful death case—the largest of its kind in Nevada history and the second-largest wrongful death verdict in the U.S. that year. He previously obtained a $15 million verdict for the family of a disabled young man who tragically choked to death on a paratransit bus. After years of appellate litigation, the final judgment exceeded $20 million. That same year, he also secured a $12.9 million verdict in a DUI wrongful death case and has obtained numerous other 7- and 8-figure results.
