FORT WORTH ATTORNEY BENSON VARGHESE FEATURED IN ENTREPRENEUR INDIA
FORT WORTH – Benson Varghese, founder and managing partner of the law firm Varghese Summersett, was featured this month in Entrepreneur India, an online business publication for entrepreneurial enthusiasts.
The article, “Indian-born Lawyer Making His Mark in America’s Legal Industry,” chronicles Varghese’s journey to the helm of one of the largest and fastest-growing criminal defense and family law practices in north Texas.
Varghese attributes his success and entrepreneurial spirt, in part, to his teenage years on a hardscrabble rubber plantation in a tiny village in southern India.
“Tough times, closed doors and a whole lot of rejections helped me get where I am today,” Varghese is quoted as saying in the article. “Instead of letting setbacks define me, they drove me to work harder. Circumstances forced me to find my own way and develop a unique perspective, one that allows me to see possibilities where others sometimes see roadblocks.”
In the article, which was published on August 16, Varghese describes how he ended up running a rubber plantation as a teen in India and how it contributed to his success later in life as an attorney and entrepreneur in North Texas.
At age 40, Varghese has amassed an impressive collection of achievements. He’s the CEO of Varghese Summersett, which he started in 2014 with $9000 he borrowed from an uncle after leaving his job as a Tarrant County prosecutor. Within four years, the firm was recognized as one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States by Inc. 500 magazine.
Varghese, who is Board Certified in Criminal Law, has been named an Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County, an Entrepreneur of Excellence, a Minority Leader in Business, a Top Attorney and a Super Lawyer, among numerous other accolades. He also is the immediate past president of the Tarrant County Defense Lawyers Association.
Varghese is currently in the process of launching a new case management software for law firms called Lawft, which is expected to transform the way attorneys conduct the business of law.
“I was honored that Entrepreneur India found my story compelling,” Varghese said. “It has been an interesting ride, to say the least. But I am definitely just getting started. The next few chapters of this story will be compelling.”
