Biographie
Benjamin Crump has risen as a leading attorney and advocate for civil rights and social justice through unwavering commitment to justice and serving others. His expertise as a litigator and advocate has safeguarded the rights of those often marginalized in American society, ensuring their protection under the nation's constitutional framework. He has championed constitutional rights across local, state, and federal levels, leveraging his legal skills and the prominence of his cases to amplify the voices of the silenced and offer hope to the marginalized.
Crump has held prominent leadership roles within the legal field and earned recognition from numerous prestigious organizations. He was the 73rd President of the National Bar Association and currently leads the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association. Notably, he was the first African American to chair the Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors and serves on the Innocence Project Board of Directors. His accolades include the NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award, the SCLC Martin Luther King Servant Leader Award, the American Association for Justice Johnny Cochran Award, and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Eleanor Roosevelt Medallion for Service. In 2016, the University of Pennsylvania College of Law named him an Honorary Fellow. He has also been honored as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, listed among The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, and featured in Ebony Magazine’s Power 100 Most Influential African Americans.
Attorney Crump has represented clients in some of the nation's most high-profile cases, securing millions in damages. His notable work includes the Trayvon Martin case in Sanford, Florida; the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Missouri; the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on excessive force involving Robbie Tolan; and representing 10 of the 13 Black women victimized in the 2015 Holtzclaw Oklahoma City Police rape case. Beyond national cases, he has committed to improving legal access for the underprivileged in his community, serving as Board Chairman of Legal Services of North Florida and, together with his law partner Daryl Parks, contributing $1 million to the organization’s capital campaign.
Crump is the executive producer of "Woman in Motion," a documentary about Nichelle Nichols and her role in space exploration, celebrating one of TV’s first African-American actresses, known for playing Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek. He is involved in "Who Killed Tupac, A Search For Justice," and hosts acclaimed legal docudramas including "Evidence of Innocence" on TVOne and "The Search For Justice" on A&E. He also appears on Fox’s "You The Jury" and writes the CrumpWatch column on NewsOne.com, discussing law, society, and culture. Crump portrays civil rights attorney Z. Alexander Looby in the upcoming film Marshall and has appeared in the documentary Beating Justice, the Martin Lee Anderson case story, and BET’s I Am Trayvon. He hosts the Benjamin Crump Social Justice Institute’s Annual Contemporary Issues in Civil Rights Symposium at Tennessee State University, where national leaders convene.
Born in 1969 in Lumberton, North Carolina, Benjamin L. Crump earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Florida State University. He is married to Dr. Genae Angelique Crump and is the father of Brooklyn Zeta Crump, as well as the legal guardian of Chancellor Isiah Crump and Jemarcus Olajuwan Crump.
