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Morgan Benfield

also known as Morgan Fletcher Benfield

5.0
Rating: 7.1

Licensed for 12 years

Criminal defense Lawyer Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Licenses

Licensed in Washington for 12 years

State: Washington

Acquired: 2013

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Morgan Benfield's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

6 Client Reviews

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Posted by anonymous | January 14, 2019 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Highly recommended!!!

Morgan worked on my case since May 2018. The outcome of the case was satisfactorily as expected. The past months working with Morgan, I feel he is very trustworthy, very sincere, and friendly. A lawyer you can completely depend on.

Posted by anonymous | October 27, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Effective and efficient

Morgan was nothing less than outstanding. He was quick, helpful and just an over all great person to work with. I will be reccomending him to anyone who is in need of him.

Posted by Jacqui | June 3, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

All around great lawyer

In my legal dealings with Morgan Benfield he was quite professional and knowledgable about my legal situation. Through the whole court hearings he has been very proactive in discussing with me all of my options and what course of action he best advised. I had quite an easy timing understanding what w...as going on and considerin this was my firs ever more serious legal matter, I felt quite at ease knowing that he was helping me through the whole process. Now that it has been solved it went exactly as we had discussed and we won our trials. I highly recommend Morgan Benfield to anyone who is going through tough legal matters.

Posted by Daniel | May 4, 2015

Morgan Benfield delivered above my expectations for my criminal case

I contacted Morgan Benfield to represent me on 3 criminal cases and a review hearing for a probationary hearing. From the start Morgan was very attentive to the outcomes I desired for each case he represented. He worked with the prosecuting attorney to provide indisputable evidence of my defense aga...inst the charges and was able to get 1 of the charges dropped completely and another charge amended to a non-criminal citation. The prosecutor in the review hearing recommended excessive jail time and Morgan delivered a passionate plea to the judge about my defense and character that ended up leading to only electric home monitoring. I would recommend Morgan to any defendant who wishes to have an attorney who fights for their full rights in the court and also for the least amount of punishment available by the law.

Posted by Jeffrey | October 14, 2014

First Class Representation

Mr. Benfield has been representing me since the arraignment stage of my case. He has always been attentive and understanding of my personal situation. He clearly explains where I am at in this process and ensures I understand what my options are. I have always felt that he absolutely has my best inte...rest at heart. He has been extremely pro active in dealing with the prosecuting attorney and I have received very favorable conditions concerning my case. Mr. Benfield has made himself available to me at all times and always returns my e-mails or phone calls in a timely manner (normally within an hour and always the same day). Mr. Benfield has sought out different agencies on my behalf and always leaves me options as to make this situation as painless as possible for me. He has been an outstanding advocate for me in all areas. Mr. Benfield's fees are very reasonable. I will never regret having chosen Mr. Benfield to represent me, he is an excellent attorney and a fine man.

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Gustavo Cueva

Criminal defense lawyer | Feb 08

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"I endorse this lawyer. I've referred clients to Morgan and they've all been satisfied and very happy with Morgan's service."

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Amy Gilbrough

Criminal defense lawyer | Aug 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Jill Petty

DUI and DWI lawyer | Jun 26

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Samuel Page

Criminal defense lawyer | Jun 05

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Melissa Delgado

Criminal defense lawyer | May 29

Relationship: Friend

"I highly endorse this lawyer. I went to law school with attorney Benfield and during our time in law school he was a very competent writer and advocate. Attorney Benfield also has a great ability to analyze cases, especially in the area of criminal law. It is for these reasons that I would not only just recommend attorney Benfield, I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for a criminal defense attorney."

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Experience

Rating:  7.1 (Very Good)

Honors

2012

CALI Award for Written and Oral Advocacy, Loyola University Chicago

Work Experience

2014 - Present

Attorney, The Law Offices of Morgan Fletcher Benfield PLLC

2013 - 2013

Rule 9, Society Of Counsel Representing Accused Persons

2013 - 2014

Attorney, The Law Offices Of Raymond Ejarque

2012 - 2012

Rule 2, The Federal Public Defender

2011 - 2011

Clerk, Cook County Office Of The Pubic Guardian

2008 - 2010

Owner, 429 lofts

Associations

2018 - Present

National Lawyers Guild

Member

2018 - Present

National College of DUI Defense

Member

2018 - Present

Legal Foundation of Washington

Member

2018 - Present

NORML Legal Committee

Member

2014 - Present

Washington State Bar Association

2014 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

2014 - Present

Tacoma Pierce County Bar Association

Sample of Legal Cases

State of Washington v. Piper

Not Guilty Verdict

State of Washington v. Meighan

negotiated reduction to Neg1

State of Washington v. Oliphant

Negotiated reduction to reckless driving

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Education

2013

Loyola University Chicago School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2010

Undergraduate

Speaking Engagements

2010

Students interested in law

Advocacy and the practice of law

2009

University of Washington Seminar

Independent business and performance space

Publications

2014

Blog The Law Offices of Morgan Fletcher Benfield Blog

2014

Legal Content Law Firm Website

Languages

English

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