Background
Benton, Anthony Stuart was born on January 28, 1949 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Stewart and Allene Juanita (Jones) Benton.
Benton, Anthony Stuart was born on January 28, 1949 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul Stewart and Allene Juanita (Jones) Benton.
University of Illinois (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1971). Indiana University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude. Phi Alpha Delta.
Worked at Stuart & Branigin (Lafayette, Indiana) specializing in General Practice. Trials and Appeals. Administrative, Banking, Commercial, Computer, Construction, Copyright and Trademark, Corporation, Creditors" Rights, Environmental, Estate Planning, Hospital and Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Pension, Probate, Railroad, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Utility and Zoning Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Indiana and Illinois.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Assistant Counsel to the Trustees, Purdue University. Member: Tippecanoe County, Indiana State, Illinois State and American Bar Associations. American Judicature Society.
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
National Association of College and University Attorneys. Fellow, Indiana Bar Foundation.
Stuart & Branigin, one of the oldest law firms in Indiana, had its origin in Lafayette, Indiana, in 1878, and today consists of 30 lawyers who graduated from nine different law schools. Our firm members over the years have included two former justices of the Indiana Supreme Court, one governor of the state of Indiana, and four presidents of the Indiana State Bar Association, including one of our current partners, Russell H. Hart, President for the 1987-1988 term.
Stuart & Branigin serves the entire state and represents national clients throughout the United States.
The firm encourages its members to participate actively in legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs
Board of directors Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, since 1993, New Directions, Lafayette, 1978-1980, Clegg Foundation, Lafayette, 1980-1983, Wabash Center, Lafayette, 1984-1986. Member president county Purdue University, since 1990, convocations board directors, 1991-1997. Fellow Indiana Bar Foundation (board directors since 1998).
Member National Association R.R. Trial Counsel, Indiana State Bar Association (secretary section on environmental law 1992), Ill.State Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Environmental Law Institute, Masons.
Married Peggy Ann Miller, August 6, 1977. Children: Allison Renee, Emily Elizabeth, Anne McKinley.