Profile

Jason Benton has litigation experience in both trial and appellate courts. His practice focuses on the defense of personal injury, property damage, products liability and professional malpractice claims.

Mr. Benton is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Prior to joining Parker Poe in 2003, Mr. Benton worked in the insurance defense practice with another Charlotte law firm.

Experience Highlights

Mr. Benton counsels and represents clients on a broad range of issues including:

• Personal injury, wrongful death and property damage claims
• Products liability and industrial accidents
• Professional malpractice
• Insurance coverage disputes

News

• Forty-Two Parker Poe Attorneys Named as 2012 NC Super Lawyers
  January 20, 2012
• Thirty-Seven Parker Poe Attorneys Named NC Super Lawyers for 2011
  January 25, 2011
• Law & Politics Names 36 Parker Poe Attorneys as Super Lawyers
  January 28, 2010
• Forty-Six Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
  January 26, 2009
• Parker Poe Names Nine New Partners
  January 1, 2009
• Your Insurance Company is Defending a Lawsuit – Defense Counsel Selection in the Tripartite Relationship
  Coverage Concerns
  February 10, 2005

Memberships

• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
  Membership Committee, 2006-present, Chairman, 2009-2010; Vice Chair, Products Liability Division, 2008-2009
• Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt American Inn of Court
  Barrister, 2008