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T. Hart
Benton, III

Position
Partner
Office
Mobile

Hart Benton is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group and a member of the corporate compliance and white collar defense team. His practice is focused on the areas of white collar governmental investigations and proceedings, complex commercial disputes and litigation, and employment law.


Hart’s white collar defense practice is concentrated on criminal and civil governmental investigations, criminal proceedings, and civil enforcement actions in areas including securities, bank, wire, and mail fraud. He also regularly advises clients on commercial dispute resolution strategies and aggressively prosecutes and defends a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters. Hart’s experience representing businesses and individuals extends to claims involving trade secrets, noncompete and other restrictive covenants, intellectual property rights, contract disputes, fiduciary duties, corporate mismanagement, and civil fraud. He has developed particular experience in prosecuting and defending civil actions under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, including serving as co-counsel with the author of the federal RICO statute, Professor G. Robert Blakey.

Hart also represents large and small businesses alike in all aspects of the employment relationship, from counseling employers on day-to-day issues of regulatory compliance, dispute resolution strategy, employment contracts, and employee handbooks to defending them in private litigation matters and in federal and state administrative proceedings. He regularly appears before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state human rights agencies and has secured favorable outcomes for his clients in federal and state courts in a variety of employment- and civil rights-related disputes. Hart’s experience in these areas includes defending against claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the US Constitution, and various state antidiscrimination, anti-retaliation, and workplace safety statutes.

Beyond his private practice, Hart is a committed advocate for the legal needs of lower-income individuals in the southern Alabama area and has an active pro bono practice. He is a recipient of the Ben Kilborn Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award from the South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program and has served on its board of directors since 2017.

Noteworthy

  • South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program, Ben Kilborn Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award, 2022

Publications

  • "Rethinking Political Party Contribution Limits: A Roadmap to Reform," 63 Loy. L. Rev. 255, 2017
  • "Congressional and Presidential Electoral Reform After Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission," 62 Loy. L. Rev 155, 2016

Memberships

Professional

  • Alabama State Bar
  • Paul W. Brock American Inn of Court
  • Mobile Bar Association, Mobile Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee

Civic/Community

  • South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program, Board of Directors, Executive Member
  • United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Board of Directors
Mobile
Suite 1200
11 N Water St
Mobile, AL 36602
D: 251.439.7530
F: 251.439.7391
Emailhbenton@joneswalker.com

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
    JD, 2017
    Editor in Chief, Loyola Law Review
  • Birmingham-Southern College
    BA, 2014

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama

Court Admissions

  • US Supreme Court
  • Alabama Supreme Court
  • US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • US District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
  • US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
  • US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Related Practices

  • Corporate Compliance & White Collar Defense
  • Litigation
  • Labor & Employment
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Title
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Date
October 2, 2024
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