TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Nov 18, 2024

Michelle Mitchell Benjamin, attorney and community advocate, died Nov. 11 at age 75. Benjamin earned her law degree at North Carolina Central University and her legal career began as a staff attorney with the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in Tullahoma. Benjamin later established a private practice in Winchester. Benjamin was a board member of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, a role she held for many years, and also served as a trustee for Lawyers Involved for Tennessee, on the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility for two terms, and on the Judicial Selection Commission for 15 years. Her funeral service will be held Nov. 23 starting at 10 a.m. CST at All Saints’ Chapel, 735 University Ave., Sewanee 37383 with interment following at University Cemetery.