Marcuss Bennett.Esq.
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Retired Senior Public Defender

Marcuss Bennett, Esq.

Justice requires dignity, accountability, and equal representation.

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"Representation is about dignity as much as defense."

By the numbers

A career measured in people, not pleadings.

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Scales of justice

A life in defense

From Truth or Consequences to the courts of Washington.

Marcuss Bennett spent more than two decades in the Washington metropolitan legal system as a Senior Public Defender with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. Today, retired in Missoula, Montana, he mentors first-generation law students and writes on criminal justice reform.

Felony Defense

Drug, violent, and complex litigation.

Mentorship

Training the next generation of defenders.

Reform

Bail, sentencing, and rehabilitation.

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