Benjamin Brown, a New Orleans native, graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School in 1997 and thereafter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Louisiana State University where he majored in Political Science with a minor in English. While there, Mr. Brown was on the deans list as well as a member of the Political Science Honor Society. Mr. Brown then graduated from Tulane Law School with a focus on Civil and Maritime Law in 2005. As a member of the prestigious Tulane Maritime Law Journal, he edited numerous articles for publication in addition to publishing his own article in the Journal. He also worked with the Tulane Juvenile Law Clinic.