David Benck
David M. Benck is an Alabama, USA based lawyer. He graduated from Birmingham-Southern College (BA Economics 1990) and the University of Alabama School of Law (JD 1993). Benck is the Vice President, general counsel, and secretary for Hibbett Sports, Inc.
In May 2012, the American Arbitration Association announced that Mr. Benck had been named to the AAA's global Board of Directors, and indicated that "Mr. Benck has served as an international arbitrator in numerous matters in both the commercial and employment areas and has been published in the AAA’s Dispute Resolution Journal. Mr. Benck is an adjunct professor at Cumberland School of Law where he teaches Practicing Law In House. He also serves on the Board of Directors for USA Gymnastics in Indianapolis. Mr. Benck is on the Norton Board of Advisors for Birmingham-Southern College, is the current President of the Alabama Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, and is the legal counsel to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. " [1]
Mr. Benck was named to the Board of Directors of USA Gymnastics in December, 2013. [2]
In January 2016, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta announced that Benck had been appointed to the Board of Directors from the Birmingham District. https://www.frbatlanta.org/news/pressreleases/staffdirectors/2015/12/16-benck-case-hudson-birmingham.aspx
Mr. Benck is a member of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland, frequently referred to as the Global Supreme Court of Sport.
He was a member of the bid team that won World Games 2021 for Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Benck has been published in national publications including The Society for Human Resource Management, the Association of Corporate Counsel, The Docket, HostingTech, the Web Hosting Industry Review, and The Computer Law Associates Bulletin.
References
- The Birmingham Business Journal List of Who is Who in the Law
- Cumberland School of Law
- Portland Business Journal