Background
III, James Elmer Benfer was born on February 7, 1954 in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Son of James Elmer, Junior and Cornelia Rosen (Morrison) B.
III, James Elmer Benfer was born on February 7, 1954 in Topeka, Kansas, United States. Son of James Elmer, Junior and Cornelia Rosen (Morrison) B.
Bachelor, Washburn U., 1976; Juris Doctor, Washburn U., 1981.
Assistant city attorney, City of Topeka, Kansas, 1982-1984; associate counsel, Benfer & Farrell, Topeka, Kansas, 1984-1986; associate counsel, McCullough, Wareheim & La Bunker, Topeka, Kansas, 1986-1988; partner, McCullough, Wareheim & La Bunker, Topeka, Kansas, 1988-1989; shareholder, McCullough, Wareheim & La Bunker, Topeka, Kansas, since 1990. Board directors Shawnee County Mental Health Center Superior vena cava syndrome Alcohol Related Problems, Topeka, since 1990.
Member American Bar Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Kansas Bar Association, Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Topeka Bar Association.
Married Carolyn Sue Szafran, November 7, 1987. 1 child, Michael James.