Kim Benjamin

The Benjamin Law Firm, LLC

Belton, MO

28+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Kim

Kim Benjamin is the Founding Attorney & CEO of The Benjamin Law Firm, LLC. She has been practicing since 1997, starting as a public defender in Kansas City, Missouri. She is recognized as an expert DWI and criminal defense lawyer and a spectacular trial lawyer, having handled over 70 jury trials. Kim is a faculty member at the Trial Lawyers College (TLC) and the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), and chairs the Bernard Edelman DWI Law & Science Seminar. She has received numerous awards including the Atticus Finch Award, the Women’s Justice Award for litigation, and has been named a...

Licensed States

Missouri

Education

Juris Doctor

George Washington University Law School

Political Science & Honors Interdisciplinary Studies (Speech Communication & Psychology)

University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Awards & Recognition

SuperLawyer

2021

SuperLawyer

2020

Atticus Finch Award

Women’s Justice Award for litigation

Client’s Choice Award

Professional Associations

Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL)Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)Missouri Society for Criminal Justice (DWI Defense organization)National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)Trial Lawyers College (TLC)National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)Cass County Bar AssociationMissouri Ethics Commission