Areas of PracticeAdministrative Law/Government Relations
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Construction Law
Employment Law
Labor Law
Business Law
Litigation
State and Local Government
Real Estate
Transportation Law
Bar AdmissionsTennessee, 1988
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
United States Supreme Court
EducationCecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1988
J.D.
University of Tennessee, Martin, Tennessee
B.S.
Honors: With Honors
Major: Public Administration Representative CasesRagsdale v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 535 U.S. 81, 122 S. Ct. 1155, 152 L. Ed. 2d 167 (U.S. Supreme Court 2002)
Hayes v Tyson, et. al., 2005 Tenn. App. LEXIS 227 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005)
Bobo v. Wolverine World Wide, Inc., 13 F. Supp. 2d 887 (E.D. Ark. 1998)
McKinna v Lasco, Inc., 1997 Tenn. App. LEXIS 200, 73 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1018 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997)
Yates v. Process Systems, Inc., 766 F. Supp. 726 (S.D. Iowa 1991)
Perkins v. Carroll, 2011 WL 1431465 (W.D. Tenn. 2011)
Cardwell v. Building Plastics, Inc., 2009 WL 2749964 (W.D. Tenn. 2009)
Rock-Tenn Converting Company v. City of Memphis, 2014 WL 4415943 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2014)
Honors and AwardsRecognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyer, in the practice areas of Employment and Labor, Business Litigation and Construction Litigation categories.
Mr. Bennett is AV® Peer Review Rated - the highest possible peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell.
Named a Memphis Top 50 Attorney in the Memphis Area Super Lawyers, 2012 edition.
Listed as one of the top 100 SuperLawyers in Tennessee for 2013.
Named by Best Lawyers in the fields of Construction Law and Employment Law-Individuals.
Named by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" in Construction Law, Memphis 2014.
Named by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" in Employment Law - Individuals, Memphis 2017.
Named by Best Lawyers as "Lawyer of the Year" in Construction Law - Individuals, Memphis 2022.
Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers of America 2014.
Professional Associations and MembershipsMemphis Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Member
Tennessee Bar Association
Member
Memphis Bar Foundation
Fellow
Fraternities/SororitiesPi Kappa Alpha
Phi Alpha Delta