Benjamin Crump, a civil rights attorney who represents the families of victims of police violence, has signed with UTA. Crump is currently representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery and has also represented the families ofTrayvon Martin, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown, among others.
A recent New Yorkerstory noted that Crump is "often referred to as 'the black Gloria Allred.'" The Florida-based attorney — founder and principal of Ben Crump Law — is the current president of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association and served as the 73rd president of the National Bar Association.
His accolades include the NAACP Thurgood Marshall Award and the SCLC Martin Luther King Servant Leader Award, among others..
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