Benjamin D. Beckworth

Benjamin D. Beckworth grew up in Washington County, Texas, as the son of a Baptist preacher. In the beautiful hills around Brenham (home of Blue Bell Ice Cream) he saw his father devote himself to the community, especially the poor and overlooked. Even in that idyllic place, he recognized that many still needed to be known, heard, loved, and helped. Those early experiences rooted in him a lifelong commitment to service.

From childhood, Ben felt called to advocacy. He aspired to speak for others, a purpose that has guided him ever since. Proverbs 31:8 “Speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute,” became the guiding principle of his life and work.

After earning his B.S. at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he studied Criminal Justice and Sociology, he attended Texas Tech University School of Law, receiving his J.D. in 2015. Licensed in Texas since 2017, Ben focused his private practice on indigent defense, CPS cases representing children and parents, and family law. With guidance from wonderful mentors, he developed a practice centered on deep listening and zealous representation in challenging situations.

Together with his wife Rachel and their two sons, Ben moved to Victoria seeking a place to raise a family and build a true home. They were drawn to the town’s rich tradition, history, and culture, alongside its embrace of modern progress and technology.

Victoria offered the perfect setting to invest in community and live out shared values. Bringing that same dedication to his adopted community, Ben now serves as an Attorney at Crossroads Defenders, providing zealous, client-centered representation to the people of Victoria, Lavaca, Jackson, and Refugio Counties. He is also pursuing a master’s degree in counseling and licensure as a professional counselor, motivated to empower individuals to advocate for themselves long after legal matters conclude.

What continues to draw and inspire Ben is the profound presumption of innocence; one of the system’s essential safeguards. Equally compelling is the extraordinary trust placed in a jury of ordinary peers, who hold final authority to convict or acquit amid imperfections in other parts of the system. These principles humble him and affirm the chance to give voice to the voiceless in a framework built for fairness.

At Crossroads, Ben is grateful to defend the freedom of all by defending the freedom of one: upholding dignity, due process, and justice for every person.