Background
Bennett, Richard Thomas was born on December 30, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Marie (Goodwin) Bennett.
Bennett, Richard Thomas was born on December 30, 1939 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. Son of Marie (Goodwin) Bennett.
Bachelor, Mississippi College, Clinton, 1961; Master of Arts, Mississippi College, 1962; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, Oxford, 1965.
From associate to partner, Henly Jones & Henley and successor firms, Jackson, Mississippi, 1965-1980; partner, principal, Bennett, Lotterhos, Sulser and Wilson, P.A., Jackson, since 1980. President Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference, Inc., 1981-1982.
President Clinton Ednl. Foundation for Excellence, Inc., 1991-1992. Captain United States.Army Reserve, 1969-1976.
Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation. Member FBA (president Mississippi chapter 1993-1994, 5th circuit officer 1995-1997), Hinds County Bar Association (president 1983-1984), Phi AlphaDelta, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Geraldine McIntosh, September 1, 1961. Children: Jeff, Ty, Ashley, John.