J. Todd Benson

J. Todd Benson: Attorney with Ayres, Shelton, Williams, Benson & Paine, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
About Attorney Awards

Biography

Order of the Coif. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1994. Finalist, Flory Trial Competition, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Hall of Fame, 1995. Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2010-2013; Listed in Super Lawyers.

Law Clerk to Justice Catherine D. Kimball, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1995-1996. Author: "Reves v. Ernst & Young: Is RICO Corrupt?" 44 La. L. Rev. 1685 (1994); "Reves v. Ernst & Young," 10 Civil RICO Reporter 35, page 5 (1995); "Get That Writ: Civil Practice Before the Louisiana Supreme Court," Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 48, No. 2, Pg. 120 (August 2000)

Areas of Practice (12)

  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Immigration Law
  • Insurance Defense
  • Personal Injury
  • Automobile Accidents and Injuries
  • Attorney Discipline
  • Federal Litigation
  • Wrongful Death
  • Civil Rights
  • Trial Practice
  • Oil and Gas Litigation

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1764, Shreveport, LA 71101
University Attended:
Louisiana State University, B.S., Finance, 1991
Law School Attended:
Louisiana State University, J.D., Finance, 1995
Year of First Admission:
1995
Admission:
1995, Louisiana; 1996, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Memberships:
Shreveport and Louisiana State Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Birth Information:
Monroe, Louisiana, November 22, 1968
Reported Cases:
Rayford v. Willow Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Center, Inc., No. 43,377-CA (La. App. 2d Cir. 8/13/2008); Mosley v. Temple Baptist Church of Ruston, 920 So.2d 355 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2006); Johnson v. Chl Enterprises, 115 F.Supp.2d 723 (W.D. La. 2000); Swat 24 Shreveport Bossier, Inc. v. Bond, 759 So.2d 1047 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2000); Edwards v. Sawyer Industrial Plastics, Inc., 765 So.2d 328 (La. 2000); Edwards v. Sawyer Industrial Plastics, Inc., 739 So.2d 856 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1999); Edwards v. Sawyer Industrial Plastics, Inc., 738 So.2d 1232 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1999); Gilbert v. B.D.O.W.S., Inc., 764 So.2d 313 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2000); Brown v. Ruskin Mfg. Co., 756 So.2d 667 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2000); Truelove v. Bissic, 754 So.2d 377 (La. App. 2d Cir. 2000); Morrison v. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, 738 So.2d 1105 (La. App. 2d Cir. 1999).
ISLN:
910233949

Peer Reviews

4.2/5.0 (42 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.4/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.4/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.1/5.0

  • Communication

    4.1/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.2/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 09/16/13 in Oil and Gas Litigation

    I engaged Todd in behalf of my client to handle a complicated and involved oil and gas related transaction that also contained aspects of criminal activity and ultimately bankruptcy proceedings. This matter continued for several years and during that... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/15/13 in Trial Practice

    I have worked as co-counsel with Todd on several cases and beleve him to have the experience, skill and judgment of the best attorneys in our area. He is focused, highly competent and motivated and concerned about both his clients and the justice sy... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Judge on 09/30/13 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/22/13 in Trial Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/22/13 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/22/13 in Complex Business Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 09/16/13 in Trial Practice

    I engaged Todd in behalf of my client to handle a complicated and involved oil and gas related transaction that also contained aspects of criminal activity and ultimately bankruptcy proceedings. This matter continued for several years and during that... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 09/14/13 in Oil and Gas Litigation

    J. Todd Benson is an "old fashioned" type lawyer. He always promptly returned my phone callas; he answered my questions knowledgeably; he counseled my clients articulately on Louisiana law. and he achieved the desired results for my client.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 09/14/13 in Trial Practice

    I have engaged Todd on a number of different legal matters both as my local counsel, and to independently represent my client. He was knowledgeable both of the law and the real life procedure for getting things done in the state and federal courts.... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 03/12/13 in Litigation

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