About

Attorney Ben Aguilar is the owner and founder of the Law Offices of Ben Aguilar in downtown San Diego. His law practice focuses on Family Law cases.

In addition to managing his law practice, Ben is an adjunct faculty professor at California Western School of Law where he teaches family law. In early 2019, Ben was appointed as a County Hearing Officer. In this capacity he conducts hearings, issues subpoenas, receives evidence and renders written orders including findings and conclusions.

Prior to starting his solo practice, Mr. Aguilar worked for the Spanish Justice Department in Barcelona, Spain where he helped victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. He also clerked at the Center for International Protection in Moscow, Russia helping provide legal aid to Russian nationals who were victims of human-rights violations.

Mr. Aguilar clerked at the American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties for two years where he assisted in the prosecution of Franco Gonzalez v. Holder, a class action case that secured the right to appointed legal representation for individuals with mental illnesses who are locked in immigration detention facilities and facing the possibility of deportation.

Mr. Aguilar is currently the president of the San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association. The Scholarship Fund is a nonprofit charitable organization that provides scholarships to law students who have contributed to the Latino community.

In 2017 and 2018, Mr. Aguilar was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers.

In 2016, Mr. Aguilar was recognized by the National LGBT Bar Association and the American Bar Association as one of the Best Attorneys Under 40.

In 2015, Mr. Aguilar was named by San Diego Metro Magazine as one of the 40 Under 40 and also received the Outstanding Community Service Award from the San Diego County Bar Association for his contributions to the San Diego legal community.

Mr. Aguilar has been recognized three years in a row by San Diego Magazine as one of the Latinos Making a Difference in the City of San Diego for his volunteer work with victims of domestic violence and for his work on both sides of the U.S./Mexican border. Mr. Aguilar was also a finalist in the 2013 San Diego Young Attorneys and a semi-finalist in the 2013 and 2014 San Diego Daily Transcript Top Attorneys in both Family Law and Immigration Law. Mr. Aguilar was recognized by the San Diego Business Journal as one of the “Best of the Bar” in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

Mr. Aguilar received his J.D from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and his Bachelor of Art in Sociology with a minor in Education from the University of California, Irvine.

Mr. Aguilar is fluent in both English and Spanish.

California State Bar
U.S. Southern California District