Education

Florida A & M University College of Law, J.D., cum laude

Florida A & M University, M.S., Social Science

Florida A & M University, B.S., magna cum laude, English

Bar Admissions

Florida

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Alvin Fletcher Benton Jr.

Associate
Orlando
t: 407-244-1130

Alvin Benton practices in the area of bankruptcy litigation, commercial and timeshare foreclosures and general business litigation. Mr. Benton has represented creditors in a variety of commercial settings, including lenders, creditors and lessors in sophisticated Chapter 11 reorganizations, Chapter 13 cases and Chapter 7 liquidations. In addition, he has represented creditors in receiverships, debt restructuring, commercial, residential and timeshare foreclosures and fraudulent conveyance claims.

During law school, Mr. Benton served as a volunteer to the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association and served as a judicial intern for two judges of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court for Orange County, Fla. In law school, Mr. Benton was a member of the Florida A&M University Law Review and the Florida A&M University Moot Court Board, in addition to serving as student body president.

Mr. Benton is a member of the Orlando office Diversity Committee.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Rising Star, Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2012
  • Quarterly Pro Bono Service Award, Orange County Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section, Fourth Quarter 2011

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • The Florida Bar
  • Orange County Bar Association, Legal Aid Society
  • Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association
  • Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association
  • Paul C. Perkins Bar Association, Treasurer
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Florida A&M University College of Law Alumni Council, Vice Chair

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Speaking Engagements

  • "Is Easier Dismissal the Better Part of Jurisprudence?: Iqbal, Twombly and the Tougher 12(B)(6) Standard," National Bar Association Mid-Winter Meeting, January 21, 2012

Published Articles & Books