- Benjamin Ginsberg
"This article is about the attorney Benjamin L. Ginsberg. For the businessman, see
Benjamin Ginsberg (businessman) "Benjamin L. Ginsberg is a partner and
lobbyist forPatton Boggs LLP , where he has represented political parties, political campaigns, candidates, members of Congress and state legislatures, Governors, corporations, trade associations, businesses, and individuals participating in the political process. [http://www.pattonboggs.com/bginsberg/ Profile of Benjamin Ginsberg] , Patton Boggs LLP, retrieved December 22, 2007] [http://sopr.senate.gov/cgi-win/m_opr_viewer.exe?DoFn=3&LOB=GINSBERG,%20BENJAMIN&LOBQUAL= US Lobby Registration & Reporting Disclosures] , U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, retrieved January 22, 2008.]Education & journalism work
Ginsberg received his bachelor's degree from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1974. While at Penn, he was involved in the school's newspaper, "The Daily Pennsylvanian ", where he served as a reporter (1970-72), contributing editor (1972) and editor-in-chief (1973).After college he spent five years as a newspaper reporter for "
The Boston Globe ", "Philadelphia Bulletin ", "The Berkshire Eagle ", and "The Press-Enterprise".He received his law degree from
Georgetown University in 1982.Ginsberg's daughter, Rebecca, recently graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME. She currently works for Google, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI.
Legal career
He came to Patton Boggs in 1993 after serving for eight years as counsel to the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and the National Republican Congressional Committee. [http://www.iop.harvard.edu/events_past_fellows.html Profile on Harvard University's Institute of Politics website] , retrieved December 22, 2007]
In the 2000 and 2004 election cycles, Ginsberg served as national counsel to the Bush-Cheney presidential campaign. In 2000, he played a central role in the Florida recount. He also represents the campaigns and leadership PACs of numerous members of the Senate and House, as well as the
Republican National Committee ,National Republican Senatorial Committee andNational Republican Congressional Committee . He serves as counsel to theRepublican Governors Association and has wide experience on the state legislative level from directing Republican redistricting efforts nationwide following the 1990 Census and being actively engaged in the 2001-2002 round of redistricting.In 2004, Ginsberg gave legal advice to the controversial
527 Group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth . Though his simultaneous activities with the "Swifties" and the 2004 Bush Campaign could be considered questionable, his activities were not illegal. Nonetheless, Ginsberg resigned as legal counsel from the Bush Campaign after his position was made public.Ginsberg appears frequently on television commenting on law and politics.
He is a former Resident Fellow at the Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
References
External links
* [http://www.pattonboggs.com/bginsberg/ Profile on Patton Boggs website]
* [http://www.iop.harvard.edu/events_past_fellows.html Profile on Harvard University's Institute of Politics website]
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