Civil Litigation II

Jeff Bennion graduated from UCSD with a dual major in Political Science: International Relations and Russian and Soviet Studies. Later, he received his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law while working full time as a paralegal. In 2009, he received the San Diego Daily Transcript Top Paralegal Award. He received the San Diego Daily Transcript Top Young Attorney Award in 2012 and the San Diego Attorney Journal Rising Star Award in December 2013. In 2014, he spoke at one of the largest legal conferences in the nation, LegalTech New York, on the topic of emerging legal technology.

Mr. Bennion is a solo practitioner specializing in personal injury and and complex litigation. He is the manager of several large e-discovery projects in San Diego. Mr. Bennion is also a certified TrialDirector Trainer and has taught several MCLE classes throughout San Diego County on the effective presentation of evidence in trial using computers.

Mr. Bennion also teaches at Cuyamaca Community College in the ABA-approved paralegal program.

Sarah Allison Havens is a Trial Lawyer at The Law Offices Phillips & Pelly who is devoted entirely to representing injured Plaintiffs in personal injury matters.  Sarah’s passion for her clients and the law continues to produce successful results on behalf of injured victims.  Ms. Havens is a Facility Instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy and a Graduate of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. 
 
Her awards include Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers, San Diego’s Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys by the San Diego Daily Transcript, and “Best of the Bar” by the San Diego Business Journal.  Ms. Havens is also on the Board of Directors of Consumer Attorneys of San Diego.  
 
Ms. Havens obtained her Juris Doctor with a Civil Litigation Concentration from the University of San Diego School of Law, and graduated from San Diego State University with her Bachelors in Philosophy.