Levi J. Benton is a former judge of the 215th District Court in Houston, Harris County, Texas. Levi presided over thousands of lawsuits, summary judgment hearings, bench trials, injunction hearings and more than 150 jury trials. Levi’s judicial tenure of nearly 10 years was followed by a year as Partner in a major Texas law firm where he tried lawsuits and successfully handled litigation in both federal and state courts.

Levi also mediates cases and serves as mediator an arbitrator in substantial damage claim disputes.

• Appellate
• Banking & Finance
• Commercial/Business
• Community Associations
• Construction
• Debt Collections
• Employment
• Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
• Family Businesses
• Health Care
• Legal Malpractice
• Media & Communications
• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Homes
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Product Liability
• Professional Liability
• Professional Malpractice
• Professional Negligence
• Property Damage
• Railroad & Trucking
• Real Estate
• Religious Institutions
• Securities
• Shareholder Disputes
• Title Disputes
• Torts
• Transportation
• Venture Capital
• Wage & Hour/FMLA
• Workers’ Compensation
• Wrongful Death

• South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1992
• Texas A&I University – Kingsville, 1980 (cum laude)

• Admitted to Texas Bar, 1992
• Certified Public Accountant, 1982
• Judge of the 215th Judicial District Court, Harris County, TX, 1999 – 2008 Presided over thousands of lawsuits, summary judgment hearings, bench trials, injunction hearings and more than 150 jury trials. Trial Judge of the Year (Texas Association of Trial & Litigation Specialists, 2004). Best Civil Trial Judge of the Year (Houston Press, 2005).
• College of Commercial Arbitrators – Fellow
• American Arbitration Association – Large Complex Case and Construction panelist
• ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• American Health Lawyers Association panelist
• Certified Public Accountant – Texas
• Board Chair – Houston Methodist Hospital – Clear Lake
• Trial Judge of the Year-Texas Association of Trial &Litigation Specialists, 2004.
• Best Civil Trial Judge of the Year – Houston Press, 2005.

• Houston, TX

• English