Ben M. McFarland

Ben McFarland is the Firm’s Construction Law Team Leader. He is also the former Managing Member of the Firm’s Wheeling, West Virginia office, having served in that role for nearly five-years from 2019 – 2023. Ben concentrates his practice in litigation, representing energy, construction, and general industry companies before federal, state, and appellate courts. He is also a Fellow in the Construction Lawyers Society of America, and he maintains a very diverse construction practice, including drafting and negotiating construction contracts of all types, as well as providing day-to-day counsel to clients involved in all aspects of the construction industry. Finally, Ben routinely handles accident investigations, counseling clients from the onset of a workplace accident and throughout the entirety of the subsequent government agency investigation.

Prior to his legal career, Ben gained first-hand experience in the construction industry through his employment as a journeyman ironworker, during which time he was involved in the construction of the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., as well as additions and renovations to a coal-burning power plant in Ohio. Through his unique experience in the construction industry, Ben fully appreciates the impact that safety has both on human capital and the economic success of his client’s business. Ben is a Member of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC’s Wheeling, West Virginia office. He resides in Belmont County, Ohio, with his wife, Brook, and their five children.

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
• Supreme Court of the State of Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia