Attorneys
Eric J. Benink
Mr. Benink was admitted to the California bar in 1997. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts - Amherst in 1992 and a Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degree from the University of San Diego in 1996. In 1997, Mr. Benink began working in the Enforcement Division of the Department of Corporations, California's securities, commodities, franchise, and finance and mortgage lender regulator. He investigated dozens of illegal stock offerings, private placement frauds, illicit brokerage practices, and ponzi schemes, and brought civil and administrative actions against the perpetrators. He also worked closely with criminal agencies in their prosecution of violators of laws under the jurisdiction of the Department.
Mr. Benink joined Krause & Kalfayan in 2002 and represents individuals and classes in securities, consumer fraud, and business litigation actions in state and federal court. He also represents investors in NASD arbitrations. He has filed actions against some of the biggest corporations in America, including Sprint, eBay, Fleet Bank, Solomon Smith Barney, Ticketmaster, and Wells Fargo Bank. In 2005, Mr. Benink became a partner in the firm, which was renamed Krause Kalfayan Benink & Slavens, LLP.
Mr. Benink is the author of The Model State Commodities Code, A Regulator's Perspective, published in the Law Enforcement Reporter, Winter 1999. He is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association, the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego, the San Diego Volunteer Lawyers Program, and the Old Mission Rotary Club. He is also a 2004 graduate of LEAD San Diego, one of the oldest and most prestigious community leadership organizations in the nation. Mr. Benink also contributes articles to the Trial Bar News, a publication of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego. Mr. Benink has provided expert testimony regarding securities for the San Diego District Attorney’s Office.
Contact Info
Phone: (619) 232-0331
Email: ebenink@kkbs-law.com
Facsimile:(619) 232-4019