Stacey Benson, Attorney

Stacey Benson joined the firm in 2011 as a paralegal and worked as the firm’s Communications Director for ten years. After graduating cum laude from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Stacey turned her primary focus to practicing law. Stacey has dedicated her entire legal career to advocating for survivors of child sexual abuse.

With an extensive background in the legal and investigative fields Stacey adds great value to the firm. Stacey worked as an investigator for a major insurance company and as an assistant to a California county coroner. She brings compassion and understanding to her work having volunteered at CornerHouse, a child abuse evaluation and training center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She also worked as a volunteer investigator with the internationally recognized Innocence Project.

Stacey was a member of the trial teams that successfully litigated cases against religious institutions in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nevada. Stacey was designated a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in Minnesota in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and was chosen as a recipient for the Top Women in Law 2023 award.

Stacey holds a Master of Science degree in Forensic Science from the University of New Haven, Connecticut and completed her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and Certificate of Forensic Science at Hamline University in St. Paul. Stacey resides in St. Paul with her dog Coco and spends her free time traveling the world.

Stacey Benson Bar Admissions:

• Minnesota
• New York
• U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York