Michael Benke

Michael Benke is part of the CaseyGerry complex litigation and fire litigation team. He earned his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) with a concurrent Master of Public Policy from Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, focusing on quantitative methods. During law school he externed for Judge M. Margaret McKeown of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. After law school he served in the chambers of California Supreme Court Justice Joyce L. Kennard, then gained trial and appellate experience with the economic crimes and appellate divisions of the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. He later served as a research assistant to Associate Justice Joan Irion at the Fourth District Court of Appeal and has argued before the California Court of Appeal. Michael is also a medical doctor, holding an M.D. from Saint George's University earned on an academic merit scholarship. He completed clinical rotations through Eisenhower Hospital, Desert Regional Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, and the Santa Clara County hospital system. He is licensed to practice law in California and New York, including the federal Southern District of New York, and is fluent in Spanish.