Benjamin Civiletti

Benjamin Richard Civiletti was an American lawyer who served as the 73rd United States Attorney General during the last year and a half of the Carter administration, from 1979 to 1981. The first Italian American to lead the U.S. Department of Justice, he previously served as the Deputy Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. Later he was a senior partner in the Baltimore-based law firm of Venable LLP. He specialized in commercial litigation and internal investigations working at Venable LLP.