Academy Member Inducted 2023
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Levi J. Benton
3417 Milam St
Houston, TX 77002
Website: www.levibenton.com
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Biographical
Levi J. Benton is a former judge of the 215th District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Levi presided over thousands of lawsuits, summary judgment hearings, bench trials, injunction hearings and more than 150 jury trials. Levi's judicial tenure of nearly 10 years was followed by a year as Partner in a major Texas law firm where he tried lawsuits and successfully handled litigation in both federal and state courts.
Levi also mediates cases and serves as mediator an arbitrator in substantial damage claim disputes.
Case Experience
- Appellate
- Banking & Finance
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Construction
- Debt Collections
- Employment
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Family Businesses
- Health Care
- Legal Malpractice
- Media & Communications
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Shareholder Disputes
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Transportation
- Venture Capital
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Education
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1992
- Texas A&I University - Kingsville, 1980 (cum laude)
Memberships & Affiliations
Judge of the 215th Judicial District Court, Harris County, TX, 1999 - 2008 Presided over thousands of lawsuits, summary judgment hearings, bench trials, injunction hearings and more than 150 jury trials. Trial Judge of the Year (Texas Association of Trial & Litigation Specialists, 2004). Best Civil Trial Judge of the Year (Houston Press, 2005).
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