About Ben Hutson


I center my practice on caring for you

personally and being right at your side during 

difficult times.

 

I will take time to listen to your

concerns, understand your challenges, and 

answer your important questions.

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My mission is to get you through your challenging time

with genuine compassion and legal skill.

That's my promise to you.



  • $5,000,000 jury verdict for client injured in a rear-end collision
  • $1,175,000 award for family members in wrongful death crash
  • $735,000 award for client injured in t-bone collision
  • $715,000 award for family member in wrongful death crash
  • $400,000 award for client injured in side-swipe collision
  • $325,000 award for motorcyclist injured by careless driver


Results

  • $5,000,000 jury verdict for client injured in a rear-end collision
  • $1,175,000 award for family members in wrongful death crash
  • $735,000 award for client injured in t-bone collision
  • $715,000 award for family member in wrongful death crash
  • $400,000 award for client injured in side-swipe collision
  • $325,000 award for motorcyclist injured by careless driver

Experience


Civil matters tried to jury or litigated:

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Car crash

Wrongful Death

Slip and fall

Product liability

Nursing Home Negligence

Breach of Contract

Insurer Bad Faith

Insurer Refusal to Pay

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Criminal matters tried to jury:

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1st Degree Murder

2nd Degree Murder

DUI (Impairment and DUBAL)

Aggravated Stalking

Domestic Violence

Cocaine Trafficking

Possession of Cannabis

Aggravated Assault with a Firearm

Aggravated Assault of a Law Enforcement Officer

Robbery

Escape

Resisting or Obstructing an Officer

Scheme to Defraud

Witness Tampering

Sexual Battery

Kidnapping

Aggravated Battery

Theft

Trespass

Driving with Suspended or Revoked License


Education


University of Florida Levin College of Law, J.D. (1994)

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, B.A. (1991)


Bar Admissions


Florida Bar (1994)

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (1997)

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1997)


Certifications


Board Certified Criminal Trial Law

Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator


Memberships


Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (President, 2001)

Eighth Judicial Circuit Chapter FACDL, Past President

Gerald T. Bennett American Inn of Court

Florida Bar Sections: Trial Lawyers; Real Property, Probate and Trust Litigation; Criminal Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Teaching and Mentoring Activities


Former Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice, University of Florida College of Law (2016-2020)

Faculty, Gerald T. Bennett Prosecutor/Public Defender Trial Training Program (2006-present)

Florida Bar Grievance Committee 8A (Chair, 2006)