About Benjamin R.
Benjamin R. Heston built his legal foundation at the University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2009. He went on to Southwestern Law School and received his Juris Doctor in 2013. Those academic milestones set the stage for a practice centered on federal and state court work in California.
He is admitted to practice in the State of California and is also admitted in several federal courts: the Central, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of California. That range of admissions allows him to take cases in multiple jurisdictions across the state. He has joined professional groups that match the kinds of matters he handles and that keep him connected to lawyers and judges in those courts.
Heston’s professional memberships are concentrated in regional bankruptcy and bar organizations. He is a member of the Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum and the Orange County Bankruptcy Forum. He maintains memberships in the Riverside County Bar Association and the Orange County Bar Association. He is also involved with the Public Law Center. His participation in these groups reflects steady engagement with bankruptcy practitioners and local legal communities.
In practice, Heston handles bankruptcy and insolvency matters and related federal court proceedings. He represents clients in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases and appears in bankruptcy court in the districts where he is admitted. He also handles adversary proceedings and contested matters that arise in the course of bankruptcy cases. His work combines courtroom appearances, motion practice, and client counseling on options and potential outcomes under the bankruptcy code.
Colleagues describe him as someone who approaches complex case work methodically. He organizes filings, prepares witness testimony, and works through evidence issues that commonly surface in insolvency litigation. He also assists individuals and small businesses in evaluating restructuring alternatives and in meeting filing requirements. He balances procedural work in bankruptcy court with the counseling clients need to make informed decisions about their financial and legal positions.
Heston practices at Heston & Heston, where he represents clients in bankruptcy and related federal court matters across California. As of 2026 he continues to work in those areas and to maintain memberships in regional bankruptcy and bar organizations.
