Prior to entering private practice in Indianapolis, Mr. Bennett was a federal prosecutor for 14 years. Most recently, he served in the Office of Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr from 1995 to 1999, the last two years as the principal Deputy in charge of the OIC’s Washington, D.C. operations. Mr. Bennett supervised the day-to-day operations of that office and was involved in a number of high profile investigations and prosecutions. Mr. Bennett was one of only three prosecutors selected by Judge Starr to conduct the grand jury questioning of President Clinton. He served as senior advisor to Judge Starr on investigative and prosecutorial aspects of several matters, including the Impeachment Referral of William Jefferson Clinton. Mr. Bennett also played a principal role in several trials during the Arkansas phase of the Whitewater Investigation, including the 1996 fraud and conspiracy trial resulting in the convictions of then-sitting Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and former Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan owners Jim and Susan McDougal.

From 1988 to 1995, he served as Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney in the elite Public Integrity Section of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in Washington, D.C. During his time in that office, he prosecuted numerous public corruption cases nationwide, including prosecutions of members of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. Mr. Bennett also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 1985 to 1988.

In 1994, Attorney General Janet Reno presented Mr. Bennett with the prestigious John Marshall Award, presented annually “For Outstanding Legal Achievement,” in recognition of his work in prosecuting corruption matters.