Benjamin J. McMichael is a post-doctoral scholar at the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University studying the law and economics of health care. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Georgia, and he previously served as a judicial law clerk to Judge Carolyn D. King on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His research has appeared in journals such as Medical Care Research and Review, the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, and the Vanderbilt Law Review. He holds a PhD in Law and Economics from Vanderbilt University, a JD from Vanderbilt University Law School, and a BS from Wake Forest University.