▁Bou lt ▁C umm ings ▁L LP , ▁a ▁law ▁firm ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁office ▁based ▁in ▁T ampa , ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Career ▁Bent ley ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁T us cal o osa , ▁Alabama , ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁earned ▁his ▁juris ▁doctor ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Co if ▁and ▁an ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Law ▁Review . ▁ ▁Following ▁law ▁school , ▁Bent ley ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Justice ▁Lewis ▁F . ▁Pow ell ▁Jr . ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Term , ▁and ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁Circ uit ▁Chief ▁Judge ▁Clement ▁Hay ns worth . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁joining ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bent ley ▁spent ▁ten ▁years ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁with ▁Hog an ▁& ▁Hart son ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁was ▁Special ▁Ass istant ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁Florida , ▁an ▁Att orney - Ad visor ▁in ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁Leg al ▁Coun sel ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Bent ley ▁joined ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Att orney