Specialties
At Johnson & Bennett, PLLC, we strive to provide our clients with the best employment related legal representation possible. Our experience and active litigation in discrimination, harassment, retaliation and medical leave claims for employees assists our clients in resolving employment disputes. We believe in our clients and their cases. We provide informed advice to help each client make an informed decision. Your firm. Our passion.
History
Established in 2016.
Johnson & Bennett, PLLC formed in April 2016 when its two attorneys left their prior employment to pursue the dream of providing clients with the best experience possible while in litigation. Johnson & Bennett is an experienced employment law firm that represents clients in Mississippi and Tennessee. We draw on our almost three decades of combined experience to handle complex employment claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment and other federally protected employment rights.
Meet the Business Owner: Kristy B.
Kristy L. Bennett obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1999. She is licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Tennessee. Ms. Bennett has spent the majority of her legal career handling employment and civil rights cases. In 2002, she represented three plaintiffs in a race discrimination case in Aberdeen, MS that resulted in a $1.7 million dollar jury verdict. Ms. Bennett served as Legal Director of the ACLU of Mississippi from 2008 through 2010. Ms. Bennett has obtained jury verdicts and settlements for, or in excess of, $1 Million, as well as other satisfactory resolutions for her clients. In June 2016, Ms. Bennett joined with Tressa V. Johnson to open their own practice, Johnson & Bennett, PLLC, in Memphis. The firm primarily represents employees who have been discriminated against in the workplace as well as those who have personal injury claims. Much of the practice is focused on employment related claims in federal court.