Ben Crump, Sherrilyn Ifill top Black Lawyers of Decade list
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Leading civil rights attorney Ben Crump is ranked No. 1 on Lawyers of Color’s list of the 10 Most Influential Black Lawyers of the Decade. In ranking the attorneys, Lawyers of Color considered each individual’s media reach, legal pipeline influence, social justice policy impact, and the extent to which each inspires.
Crump is being honored for the years he has spent fighting for justice for the families of Martin Anderson, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd. In addition to running his national law practice, Ben Crump Law, the change agent recently launched Brooklyn Media, a TV production company that will produce documentaries that focus on racial issues.