Ameer Benno | New York Personal Injury Lawyer

Mr. Benno is an appellate and constitutional law attorney.

He began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, where he served in both the trial division and the appeals bureau.  Upon leaving government service, Mr. Benno worked at a premier civil litigation law firm where he focused on civil rights matters in both state and federal courts.  In 2009, Mr. Benno opened his own law practice.

Mr. Benno is admitted to the New York and Connecticut state bars, and is admitted to practice in the federal courts of the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of New York as well as the United States Courts of Appeal for the Second and Third  Circuit.  He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.

From 2006 through 2012, Mr. Benno was an adjunct professor at New York Law School, where he taught Appellate Advocacy and Legal Reasoning and Writing.  Mr. Benno regularly lectures for bar associations and continuing legal education providers on topics having to do with constitutional law, appellate advocacy, and trial practice.

Mr. Benno has been selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers for the last 10 years in the areas of First Amendment and civil rights law.

Mr. Benno received his B.A. degree with honors from Johns Hopkins University, and his law degree from Cornell Law School.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Benno & Associates P.C		Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Cornell Law School	J.D.	Law School	N/A
Johns Hopkins University	Bachelors		N/A

State / Court	Date
New York	2003
Connecticut	2002

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2003) Licensed as Attorney in New York. Verified with New York State Unified Court System.	March 17, 2023

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