Ben Winikoff is a law partner with Elliot Morgan Parsonage, PLLC in Winston Salem, NC. He has a diverse civil litigation practice with a focus on the areas of employment law, workers’ compensation, and personal injury. Through this diverse practice, he has represented clients on a range of issues, including claims of race, sex, disability, pregnancy, sexual harassment, and genetic discrimination in the workplace.  He has also represented whistleblowers, clients under the False Claims Act, and clients with retaliation claims under state and federal law. He has also represented state and local government employees subject to the State Human Resources Act (SHRA).

Ben is a 2018 graduate of the North Carolina Bar Association Leadership Academy and was the 2022 president of the Forsyth County Bar Association-Young Lawyers’ Division.

In addition to being a full-time attorney, Ben teaches workers’ compensation law as an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Law and serves as a Captain in the United States Army Reserves as a Judge Advocate.

Ben is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Wake Forest University School of Law. He lives in Winston Salem with his wife, Holley, and two daughters.