Practice Areas
- Real Estate Law
- Real Estate Finance
- Real Estate Transactions
- Condominium Law
- Construction Law
- Commercial Transactions
- Commercial Finance
- Real Estate Litigation
Benjamin is a partner at the firm with a practice focused on real estate and business transactions, as well as real estate litigation. Benjamin received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude, was a member of the International and Comparative Law Review, and received multiple scholarships and awards, including the Dean’s and Cali Honors Award in Federal Courts and the Dean’s Merit Scholarship.
After graduating from law school, Benjamin developed an acute understanding of real estate matters, both from a litigation and a transactional perspective. He has years of experience as a litigator and has obtained favorable judgments for his clients in cases ranging from evictions and foreclosures to complex commercial real estate disputes and appellate matters in jurisdictions throughout the country. Having developed a passion for real estate law through his litigation experience, Benjamin became highly accomplished in all aspects of real estate transactions, including purchase and sale transactions, leasing, development and land use, construction law, condominium law, and real estate finance. Benjamin further honed his knowledge and skills of real estate and commercial transactions as corporate counsel for a Miami-based national real estate investment firm, where he was involved in the full spectrum of transactional matters.
Benjamin received his B.B.A. from the University of Missouri – St. Louis and graduated summa cum laude with a focus in international business. With an emphasis on excellent client relations, Benjamin blends his unique perspective of litigation and transactional experience to handle all matters with the utmost professionalism and care.
Education
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
Magna cum laude
Honors: Dean’s List; Dean’s and Cali Honors Award – Federal Courts; Falk, Waas, Hernandez & Cortina, P.A. Scholarship; Dean’s Merit Scholarship
Activities: Member of the International and Comparative Law Review; Admiral (President) Maritime Law Society
- B.B.A., International Business, University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Summa cum laude
Honors: Dean’s List, Emerging Leaders Program, Phi Kappa Phi National Honors Society
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida, 2012
- U.S. District Courts – Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Presentations
- Moderator/Panelist, Resolving Commercial Property Disputes: A Primer for Real Estate Attorneys, American Bar Association Webinar, August 2017
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