Ally K. Benton

Litigation & Trials

In addition to her appellate and critical motions practice, Ally supports trial teams with theme development, high-level strategic planning, briefing, and legal analysis.

Representative Experience

• Served on a trial team that prepared for and litigated a two-week jury trial and ultimately secured a complete defense verdict in a multidistrict product liability case in the District of Colorado.
• Crafted the strategy, briefed, and argued a direct criminal appeal in the Seventh Circuit.
• Drafted dispositive motions, appellate briefs, and amicus briefs filed in state and federal courts.

Judicial Clerkships

Ally has clerked on two federal appellate courts and a state supreme court. At the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, she served as a law clerk for the Hon. J. Michelle Childs, and earlier as a judicial extern for the Hon. Patricia Millett. At the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, Ally clerked for the Hon. Gregory Phillips. At the Colorado Supreme Court, she clerked for Justice Richard Gabriel.

Personal Interests

Ally has a third-degree black belt from the USA Taekwondo Federation. Her awards in taekwondo include: US National Champion, 2006; US Open Gold Medalist, 2007; and US National Team Member, 2009 and 2010.

As a former competitive athlete, she enjoys maintaining an active lifestyle. Ally also likes listening to audio books and Taylor Swift, traveling anywhere she can see the ocean, trying new restaurants in Denver, and of course spending time with her husband and daughter.