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David H. Benton, JD

Board Member, Kronos Longevity Research Institute

David H. Benton was previously an attorney at Fennemore Craig Law Firm in the Natural Resources and Environmental practice group. He worked with the Government Relations practice group where he assisted clients with their legislative needs. Mr. Benton has almost ten years of scientific research experience, including development of new environmentally compliant technologies for the aerospace industry.

Prior to Fennemore Craig, Mr. Benton was an Arizona Assistant Attorney General in the Environmental Enforcement Section where he worked with a team of attorneys advising the State Department of Environmental Quality on Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) programs. He also provided advice and counsel in the areas of underground storage tanks, regulatory compliance and enforcement, permitting, land use regulations, as well as lobbying, administrative hearings and litigation.

He also served as a lobbyist with the Arizona Supreme Court where he worked on legislation at the state capitol. In addition, Mr. Benton has worked with both state and local elected officials, agency directors, and many organizations and interest groups on a variety of legislative matters.

Mr. Benton is a member of the State Bar of Arizona and the Maricopa County Bar Association. He is also on the editorial board of the State Bar Attorney Magazine.

Mr. Benton received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from California State University, Long Beach in 1986. He received his JD from the University of Arizona in 1997.