Francesco Benavides

Francesco Benavides graduated from Santa Clara University School of Law in 2008. After early work at Latham Watkins LLP, he served for a decade as an Assistant Regional Counsel and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Social Security Administration's Office of the General Counsel in San Francisco, litigating nearly a thousand cases in federal district courts. In August 2020, he founded his private practice focusing on Social Security disability appeals. He achieves a high success rate in federal district court litigation and guides clients through complex administrative and judicial proceedings.