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Kristy Lynn Bennett
Johnson & Bennett, PLLC

1407 Union Ave Ste 807
 Memphis, TN 38104

Office Phone: (901)570-1715
Firm Website: http://www.myjbfirm.com
Law School: Mississippi School of Law
Earliest License Date: 09/28/1999
Areas of Interest: Federal Practice, Labor & Employment Law
Bio:

Kristy L. Bennett obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1999. She is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Tennessee. Ms. Bennett has spent the majority of her legal career handling employment and civil rights cases. In 2002, she represented three plaintiffs in a race discrimination case in Aberdeen, MS that resulted in a $1.7 million dollar jury verdict. Ms. Bennett served as Legal Director of the ACLU of Mississippi from 2008 through 2010, where she represented Constance McMillen in her lawsuit against the Itawamba County School District in order to allow Ms. McMillen to take her girlfriend to prom. Ms. Bennett has obtained jury verdicts and settlements for, or in excess of, $1 Million, as well as other satisfactory resolutions for her clients. In June 2016, Ms. Bennett joined with Tressa V. Johnson to open their own practice, Johnson & Bennett, PLLC, in Memphis. The firm primarily represents employees who have been discriminated against in the workplace as well as those who have personal injury claims. Much of the practice is focused on employment related claims in federal court. Ms. Bennett was named as one of Memphis Magazine's Women to Watch in 2017 and 2018 and Super Lawyers 2018. Ms. Bennett, a native Memphian, her husband and 3 children live in Desoto County, MS.


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