Mass Black Judge

Attorney Ben Crump is an advocate for civil rights and those suffering injustice, helping reach landmark settlements for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd from Flint Michigan as well as all residents affected by lead contamination of water supplies in that city.

He serves on the Board of Florida State University and founded the Benjamin Crump Social Justice Institute.

Born in Lumberton, North Carolina

Crump’s work as a civil rights attorney has led him to win many notable cases and increase his net worth significantly. Additionally, his books have been well received, and he charges a high fee for speaking engagements which has further contributed to increasing his income stream.

He has represented several high-profile civil rights cases including Trayvon Martin’s family who were murdered by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida; Michael Brown who was shot and killed by police officers in Ferguson Missouri 2014; Stephon Clark who passed away in Sacramento California 2018. Additionally he worked on a groundbreaking U.S. Supreme Court case alleging excessive force against Robbie Tolan back in 2008.

His tireless advocacy has yielded legislation banning excessive force and implicit bias training and policies, raising awareness about racial injustice while helping hold police officers accountable.

Brought up in Plantation, Florida

Crump is a highly-renowned civil rights attorney known for handling high-profile cases. His work has earned national attention and been instrumental in shaping legislation against police brutality. Furthermore, he assisted with implicit bias training and policy development for clients such as Trayvon Martin’s family, Michael Brown, and George Floyd.

Southern charm combined with media attention is his winning combination to demonstrate racism is alive and kicking in America. His cases provide hope to many individuals while providing inspiration. While police brutality cases do not make up a substantial percentage of his practice, they provide motivation and keep him inspired.

Crump was born October 10, 1969 as the eldest of nine siblings. After graduating from South Plantation High School in 1987 and attending Florida State University where he obtained both a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and law degrees – in addition to becoming a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity and founding Ben Crump Law, LLC in 2017.

Graduated from Florida State University

Crump has long been an advocate for social justice and has secured record settlements and verdicts on behalf of victims and their families. Recently he took on the case of George Floyd whose death in Minneapolis police custody caused protests worldwide; furthermore he represents Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, as well as those poisoned by water contamination in Flint Michigan as well as representing Henrietta Lacks’ family in their landmark reparations lawsuits.

Ben Crump Law of Tallahassee, Florida was established by two-time Florida State graduate Ben Crump with both a bachelor’s in criminal justice and juris doctorate degrees under his belt. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall serves as one of his role models. His firm, located at 1 South Jefferson Street is operated out of Tallahassee.

He has represented some of the highest-profile civil rights cases in recent history, most notably representing Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown’s families in contentious incidents that became symbols for calls for increased police accountability.

Founded Ben Crump Law

Ben Crump is a nationally-renowned civil rights attorney known for representing African-American clients against large corporations and insurance companies. Additionally, his firm specializes in catastrophic personal injury lawsuits such as wrongful death lawsuits.

Ben Crump has become an indisputable go-to attorney when police kill black Americans and protests ensue, representing high-profile victims such as Trayvon Martin, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Daunte Wright among many others.

His legal acumen has enabled marginalized families to obtain historic settlements and verdicts. Partnered with mass tort attorneys to take on major pharmaceutical and chemical companies. Presently he represents plaintiffs in Truvada, Tasigna and Roundup litigations against Gilead Sciences; also participating in Johnson & Johnson baby powder class actions against Johnson & Johnson as a class representative; is involved with Johnson & Johnson baby powder class actions against Johnson & Johnson for baby powder class actions; is a dedicated father and community activist having endowed scholarships at Florida A&M University Livingston College Bethune Cookman Universities for minority law students to attend.