Mr. Benassi has been chosen as a Leading Lawyer and a Super Lawyer, and is a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, and the Illinois State Bar Association. He is a former Chair of the Family Law Committees of both the Illinois State and the Peoria County Bar Associations and has served on other committees for the ISBA as well. He received his B.S. with high honors from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkley.