Before entering law school, Ben studied theoretical physics. After obtaining a bachelor's degree from New York University, he went on to earn a master's degree from the prestigious Perimeter Institute in Canada, where he studied the philosophical and mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics.  Ben loved the intellectual rigor of physics, but decided ​to study law in order to put his writing skills to concrete use improving the lives of ordinary people.  He still enjoys talking to his physicist friends about quantum computers.

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Ben received his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he served as Executive Editor and Student Notes Editor of the Berkeley Journal of Employment & Labor Law.  He published work in the Journal, which can be found at 41 BJELL 409 (2020) and 40 BJELL 167 (2019).  During law school, he worked as a law clerk in the Alameda offices of Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld P.C.; volunteered with the East Bay Community Law Center's Tenants' Rights Workshop; and served as a student director of Legal Aid at Work's Workers' Rights Clinic.  As a student, he successfully represented two workers in unemployment insurance hearings in San Francisco.

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After graduating law school, Ben served as a law clerk to Justice Lidia Stiglich of the Nevada Supreme Court. Subsequently, he returned home to Syracuse, where he worked as an associate attorney at Blitman & King LLP, representing public- and private-sector labor unions.  Ben founded Burdick Law PLLC in 2023. ​​In addition to managing the firm, Ben has served as an independent contract attorney ("of counsel") with Satter Ruhlen Law Firm PLLC and Abdo & O'Brien P.C.  Ben moved to the Capital Region in 2025, bringing Burdick Law PLLC with him.

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In his free time, Ben enjoys hiking, skiing, gardening, and playing with his daughters.