Ben Trachtenberg is an Associate Professor of Law and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Missouri School of Law. He is also a member of the American Law Institute. Ben teaches courses in evidence, criminal procedure and professional responsibility. Ben is a 2002 Mitchell Scholar. He received a Master's Degree in International Studies from the University of Limerick. Ben's thesis research examined diplomatic efforts of the United States to prevent Israel entering the 1991 Gulf War in order to maintain the coalition with Arab countries. Ben obtained his undergraduate degree from Yale.