Benton, Centeno & Morris, LLP
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Benton, Centeno & Morris, LLP is a full service law firm located in Birmingham, Alabama providing services in the areas of Business and Commercial Litigation, Bankruptcy, Construction and Employment.  We represent and advise clients in the areas of financial work outs, bankruptcy, construction, business and commercial litigation, in every level of the state and federal courts, as well as arbitration.


Recent Firm News ...

On March 1, 2021, Douglas J. Centeno was admitted to the Bar of the United States Supreme Court.

In 2020, Lee R. Benton and Douglas J. Centeno successfully defended a debtor in a dischargeability case on appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Lee R. Benton has retired effective June 30, 2020.

We have changed our name effective 1/2/2020!


Lee R. Benton, Douglas J. Centeno, and Brenton K. Morris were once again listed in Super Lawyers, Mid-South 2018, 2019 & 2020 editions.

The firm has been listed by Martindale Hubbell in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and all three partners are again listed as 2016 Super Lawyers.

The firm was selected as one of Alabama's Top Law Firms for Business and Transactions (Small Firm Tier) in the 2014 Super Lawyers Magazine, Business Edition.

In August of 2014, Lee R. Benton and Douglas J. Centeno successfully defended a former employee of a Trust Company who was sued after the employee left the employment of the Trust Company.

On March 27, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued its Opinion in Heatherwood Holdings LLC v. HGC, Inc., et al., and affirmed the ruling of the Bankruptcy Court that the Heatherwood Golf Course was subject to an implied use restriction as a golf course.  For a copy of the Opinion click here.

Benton, Centeno & Morris, LLP is pleased to announce that all three of the Firm's Partners have been selected as 2014, 2015 and 2016 Super Lawyers -- Lee R. Benton; Douglas J. Centeno; and Brenton K. Morris.

Benton,  Centeno & Morris, LLP is pleased to announce that Samuel C. Stephens has joined the firm as an associate, as of September 27, 2013. 

Benton, Centeno & Morris, LLP is now accepting credit card payments from clients effective February 21, 2013.  Choose "Contact Us" from the menu and select the link at the bottom of the page.



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The Historic Gilbreath Building
2019 Third Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Phone 205.278.8000
Fax 205.278.8005

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Benton, Centeno and Morris has been listed in Martindale Hubbell's Bar Register of Pre-Eminent Lawyers in the areas of Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Litigation, and Construction Law for the last twelve years. 

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  Benton, Centeno & Morris, LLP
​2019 Third Avenue North, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
 Phone 205.278.8000  Fax 205.278.8005

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