Benjamin D. Wu

Benjamin D. Wu is an associate in the Detroit, Michigan, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. His practice focuses on representing employers in workplace law matters, including preventive advice and counseling. He has represented clients in litigation and agency charges for a wide variety of claims, including race, gender/sex, and age discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and whistleblower actions. He is also experienced in non-competition and wage and hour litigation.

Ben regularly advises clients on matters relating to termination and discipline decisions, independent contractor classification, and wage-and-hour regulations.

While in law school, Ben was a two-time regional champion and national finalist in the American Bar Association’s National Appellate Advocacy Competition. Both years, his teams won fourth-best brief in the nation, out of over 190 teams from over 90 law schools. Ben regularly serves as guest judge for his law school’s in-house moot court competitions.

Passionate about diversity and inclusion, Ben has previously served as secretary and vice-president of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Bar Association and remains active with the organization to advocate the interests of Asian Pacific Americans in the legal profession. 

Published Works

• “Do Your Homework: How Venturing into the Unfamiliar Can Be an Ethical Pitfall for Attorneys,” Laches (June/July 2022) [Author]
• “Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice Claims—Continuous Relationship versus Continuous Representation,” PLD Quarterly (First Quarter 2022) [Co-Author]