Meet The Team
Laura McFerrin
CEO
Laura McFerrin is the founder and CEO of Benchmark Legal Media. She started the company in 2004, and has worked as a courtroom operator on thousand of cases.
Before opening her business, she earned her B.A. in English and Communication Arts from Austin College in Sherman, TX.
Denver Graves
CTO
Denver Graves is the CTO and Operations Manager of Benchmark Legal Media.
With over a decade of experience in litigation and mock trials, Denver combines cutting edge technology with a level-headed approach under pressure to ensure your projects go smoothly.
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A graduate of the Mediatech Institute Recording Arts program.
Michelle Dekkers
Lead Designer
Michelle Dekkers has over four years of experience designing custom-tailored graphics and animations for litigation, mock trials, arbitrations and more. Michelle leverages her years working as an auditor with Ernst & Young to the advantage of trial teams offering her expertise and knowledge when working with experts and the ability to understand and lay out challenging financial or numerical data in a clear, digestible format.
She earned her B.A. and M.S. in Accounting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. She is also a licensed CPA.