About
Kristy Bennett is a founding associate at Johnson & Bennett with nearly two a long time of enjoy before the Mississippi, Tennessee and federal courts. Lawyer Bennett has centered her practice on employment law, private harm and civil rights. She has argued earlier than the Fifth Circuit, the Mississippi Supreme Court and the Mississippi Court of Appeals. She hasri tried 30 cases to jury verdict and negotiated severa extra equitable settlements for six- and 7-figures. Just 5 years into her felony career, even as running for a boutique employment law workplace in Tupelo, Mississippi, Lawyer Bennett won a $1.7 million jury verdict in a reverse race discrimination movement. * She later served as Legal Director for the ACLU of Mississippi, where she handled civil rights claims in opposition to government entities. In a landmark case, she effectively advocated for the right of an Itawamba youngster to take her girlfriend to the promenade. A strategic negotiator, Lawyer Bennett reached a $1 million verdict in a DUI dram save case, which allowed the injured car crash sufferer to get better damages from the bar that served the inebriated motive force. Lawyer Bennett is a native of Memphis, Tennessee and resides with her husband and 3 children in Desoto County, Mississippi › ›
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- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
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