Benjamin J. Hinerfeld, Esq
Of Counsel
Benjamin Hinerfeld has extensive experience representing parents and children
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation
Act. Since 2009, he has worked as a pro bono partner with the Public Interest
Law Center of Philadelphia (“PILCOP”), representing low-income
parents and children in cases seeking system-wide change to special education
programs. He has represented individuals and institutions in actions under
the federal securities laws against publicly held corporations. Benjamin
served as the City of Philadelphia’s Deputy City Solicitor for Pensions
and Investments, advising the Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement
on its investments and its members retirement benefits.
Prior to his legal career, he earned a Master’s degree in Native American diplomacy and education, and served as a writing instructor at the University of Texas and St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.
Benjamin served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Sandra Schultz Newman. He earned his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and a B.A. from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.
He is admitted to the state bars of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the 9th and 11th Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of New York and Eastern District of Pennsylvania.