Benjamin Lloyd Crump is an American attorney with expertise in civil rights and personal injury cases.
Practicing law for over 20 years, Crump has represented high-profile civil rights cases such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Stephon Clark.
As of 2020, Crump has been actively involved in representing the families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.
Benjamin Crump has won over 200 cases relating to police brutality, with his firm earning a third of each settlement.
Benjamin Crump Parents: Who Are Benjamin Crump’s Parents?
Benjamin Crump’s mother’s name is Helen Crump but his identity is unknown.
Benjamin’s mother Helen and his father reportedly separated.
Helen, then a single mother worked as a hotel maid and in a local Converse shoe factory for the upkeep of Benjamin and his two brothers.
She went on to marry her second husband – who would become Crump’s stepfather and also a key influence. The marriage made Crump the oldest of nine children – including six step and half-siblings.
The long-term resident of Lumberton, North Carolina, Helen Crump, 76, currently lives in a modest detached house in a tree-lined street near her son Benjamin Crump in a Tallahassee neighborhood.