People are often surprised when Ben tells them he is a lawyer. He finds they believe a lawyer who surfs and cooks must be deemed a kook and should be treated with the utmost suspicion. Ben considers himself to be staid and professional when required, but at all other times is relaxed and gregarious. He doesn’t like to take life too seriously and generally sees the humour in any situation. Ben has a voracious lust for life which he is comfortable expressing at work, in the surf, at the footy or when he’s cooking and entertaining his family and mates. Ben thinks life is short and you are a long time dead, so you might as well have a good crack at it, eh?!