Benjamin Carl Green
Benjamin C. Green is one of the founding members of Abernethy & Green, P.L.C., a boutique civil and criminal law firm, which
opened in September of 2004. An Arizona native, Mr. Green graduated from Arizona State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Justice Studies. Thereafter, he attended Oklahoma City University School of Law obtaining the degree of Juris
Doctor in 1998. While attending Oklahoma City University, Mr. Green received numerous awards for legal research and writing and
Moot Court. In addition, he was a member of the Moot Court Board and Moot Court Honors Board for two consecutive years.

Mr. Green returned to Arizona in 1998, and after a short period of practice with the well established law firm of Carson
Messinger Elliot Laughlin & Ragan, P.L.L.C., he accepted a position with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office as Deputy
County Attorney, prosecuting hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases. He has conducted numerous jury and bench trials
as both a prosecutor and defense attorney, and was one of the first young prosecutors to utilize computer technology to
obtain a conviction during a felony flight case.

Mr. Green practices primarily in the area of criminal defense, representing clients charged with felony matters, DUI, juvenile
matters and criminal traffic matters. Mr. Green also represents clients in MVD administrative proceedings as well as in
other professional administrative proceedings.

In addition to criminal defense, Mr. Green also represents a number of property owners in landlord/tenant matters, select real
estate matters and commercial litigation matters. In addition, he routinely represents out of state clients who have real
estate investments or property within Arizona. Mr. Green, along with Mr. Abernethy, served as counsel for one of the parties
in a recent reported legal opinion, Williams v. Miles, 128 P.3d 778 (App.2006), involving a novel landlord/tenant issue.

Licensed to practice in Arizona and Federal Courts, Mr. Green is a member of the State Bar of Arizona, as well as the Maricopa
County Bar Association. Mr. Green is also a member of the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice, Arizona Multihousing
Association and the Association of Landlord-Tenant Attorneys.