Maggie Benson
Maggie Benson is Senior Counsel in the Tyson Foods Law Department where she has worked on both the Labor and Employment and Commercial teams. She previously served on the Board of Trustees and the Board of Governors for the Arkansas Bar Association and co-chaired the Inaugural Public Service Academy of the Arkansas Bar Association and Clinton School of Public Service.
Prior to joining Tyson, Maggie was in private practice at Littler Mendelson and Kutak Rock where she handled various types of civil matters. While in private practice, Maggie was named to Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Best Lawyers Ones to Watch in different civil litigation practice areas. In 2014, she graduated magna cum laude from the UALR Bowen School of Law and received her master’s degree from the Clinton School of Public Service. Prior to law school, Maggie worked for the U.S. House of Representatives following her undergraduate studies at Hendrix College.
During her graduate work at the Clinton School, Maggie worked with a team to conduct a comprehensive statewide study to assist Legal Aid of Arkansas and the Center for Arkansas Legal Services to identify the most pressing legal needs of low-income Arkansans and make recommendations for strategic planning. In private practice, she routinely handled pro bono cases in northwest Arkansas through Legal Aid. Maggie is grateful for the opportunity to work with Legal Aid in a new capacity as a member of its board.
Maggie grew up in El Dorado and Little Rock and is a proud graduate of Little Rock Central High. She lives in Fayetteville with her husband Matthew and their daughter Mary Helen, who is Maggie’s proudest achievement.
