Ben Crump represents Corey Ruiz's family in Madison shooting
Ben Crump, known as 'Black America's Attorney General,' represents the family of Corey Ruiz, who was fatally shot by a Madison police officer on July 22, 2026.
Crump has represented families in major civil rights cases including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and Ahmaud Arbery.
He secured historic settlements such as a $27 million settlement for George Floyd's family and a $12 million settlement for Breonna Taylor's family.
Crump is founder of Ben Crump Law, president of the National Civil Rights Trial Lawyers Association, and St. Thomas University's College of Law was renamed Benjamin L. Crump College of Law in 2023.
Ruiz's family hired Crump to investigate whether excessive force was used; Crump called for preservation and release of all footage of the incident.
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