Background
Benton, Lee R. was born on September 5, 1951 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States.
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Lee R. Benton
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Auburn University (Bachelor of Science, 1974). Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977).
Career
Worked at Schoel, Ogle, Benton and Centeno, Limited Liability Partnership (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Business Law, Business Litigation, Construction Law, Construction Labor Law, Bankruptcy, Corporate Reorganization, Commercial Litigation, Bad Faith Litigation, Antitrust Litigation, Employment Law, Contract Law, Creditors Rights, Employment Litigation, Securities, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Alabama and United States. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuits.
Phi Delta Phi.
Member, Cumberland Moot Court Board. Author: Comment, "The Tort of Bad Faith: A Perspective Look at the Insurer"s Expanding Liability," p. 241, Volume 8, Number. 1, Cumberland Law Review, Spring, 1977.
Law Clerk to Justice Richard L. Jones, Alabama Supreme Court, 1977-1978.
Treasurer, Birmingham Bar Foundation. Member: Birmingham (Executive Committee, 1993-1995.
Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1990), Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Chairman, 1988, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Section).
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. The Firm was established in 1986 by Jerry West. Schoel, Richard F. Ogle, Lee R. Benton & Douglas J. Centeno. The main focus of the Firm is to provide clients with quality legal services at a reasonable price.
Most of the legal matters that are referred to the Firm come from other lawyers.
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Member, Cumberland Moot Court Board.
