Julia K. Scott-Benevides

Julia K. Scott-Benevides is an attorney with DeSisto Law in Providence, Rhode Island, whose practice focuses on municipal defense, employment discrimination, civil rights claims, and general tort litigation. She joined the firm as an intern in 2016 and became an attorney in 2021. Her work involves defending public entities and officials in cases that can raise constitutional, workplace, negligence, and governmental-liability issues.

Scott-Benevides earned a B.A. from the University of Rhode Island in 2016 and a J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2021. During law school, she completed judicial externships with Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini and U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy. Those experiences provided direct exposure to civil procedure, written advocacy, court operations, and judicial decision-making.

Scott-Benevides represents municipalities and related defendants in matters involving alleged employment discrimination, civil rights violations, and tort claims. Her work can include legal research, pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, and preparation for hearings or trial. The cases often require analysis of constitutional standards, employment records, governmental duties, witness accounts, and the procedural defenses available to public entities and employees.

Julia K. Scott-Benevides is admitted in Rhode Island and the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island and is active in the state bar. Scott-Benevides has developed her litigation practice within the same firm where she first worked as an intern. Her current work is centered on defending municipalities and public officials through the factual development, legal analysis, and courtroom procedures required in civil rights, employment, and tort cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, DeSisto Law LLC
• Member, Rhode Island Bar Association

Licensed State

• Rhode Island

Education

• Roger Williams University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Rhode Island
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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