Top Rated Civil Rights Attorney in Phoenix, AZ

A founder of The People’s Law Firm, PLC, located in Phoenix, Arizona, Steve Benedetto has been an attorney since 2004. Although, he now focuses most of his attention on defending the constitutional rights of his clients, he also has experience in other areas of litigation, including criminal defense and plaintiff's personal injury cases.

Following his receipt of a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science from Villanova University in 2000, Mr. Benedetto attended Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2003. After serving a clerkship with a judge on the Arizona Supreme Court, he entered private practice and was a litigation associate with several well-known firms before starting his own litigation firm in 2009. The People's Law Firm, PLC, was formed in 2015. Admitted to practice in Arizona and California, Mr. Benedetto is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.

Mr. Benedetto has expanded his litigation knowledge and trial techniques through his attendance at the Trial Lawyer's College in 2014. Throughout his career, he has received accolades from his fellow attorneys for his high degree of ethics and the compassion he shows on behalf of his clients. In 2015, Mr. Benedetto was named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40, and he has received a 10.0 "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo. He stays abreast of current developments in his practice area through his active participation in the Maricopa County Bar Association and other legal groups.