Atty. John T. Benjamin, Jr.
Graduated from Boston University Law School in 1991; Graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988. Licensed by the State of North Carolina in March of 1992; Admitted to Practice in all Federal Courts in North Carolina; Admitted to Practice in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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John T. Benjamin, Jr. is an Attorney based in Raleigh, North Carolina, practicing at The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A.. They have 34+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1992. Their practice focuses on contracts, business, construction, creditor rights, and litigation. Admitted to practice in North Carolina U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (1992) and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina (1992). Educated at Boston University (J.D., 1991) and Bucknell University (B.A., 1988). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Wake County Bar Association North Carolina State Bar American Bar Association. Serands clients in Raleigh, NC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Graduated from Boston University Law School in 1991
- Graduated from Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988
- Licensed by the State of North Carolina in March of 1992
- Admitted to Practice in all Federal Courts in North Carolina
- Admitted to Practice in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Member of the North Carolina State Bar Association, Member of the Wake County Bar Association, Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association
- Areas of Concentration: Civil Litigation, Risk Assessment, Claims Avoidance, Bank Litigation, Construction Law and Contracts
- Mr. Benjamin has handled numerous lawsuits on behalf of banks and servicers in both State and Federal court
- Trials in all courts and tribunals and appellate work
- Mr. Benjamin was selected to the Legal Elite in the area of Construction Litigation in 2003
- January 2004, Business North Carolina
- The other lawyers in the state selected John T. Benjamin, Jr. as one of the Legal Elite in the specialty of Litigation in 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022
- January 2008, Business North Carolina
- January 2014, Business North Carolina
- January 2015, Business North Carolina
- January 2016, Business North Carolina
- January 2017 Business North Carolina, January 2019 Business North Carolina, January 2020 Business North Carolina
- January 2023 Business North Carolina
- Mr. Benjamin was honored as one of the top lawyers in North Carolina in Legal Leaders North Carolina’s Top-Rated Lawyers of 2013 and 2019, published by the American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The Wall Street Journal, the National Law Journal and Law.com
- The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A. was selected as one of the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2024 Tier 2 or Tier 3 Best Law firms in North Carolina by US News World Report and Best Lawyers
- The other lawyers in the state selected John T. Benjamin, Jr. as one of the Best Lawyers in the area of Construction Litigation in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
- The Best Lawyers in America 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
- Mr. Benjamin was selected as one of the Top Attorneys of North America in Commercial Litigation
- Top Attorneys of North America 2016
- The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A. was selected as AI’s Most Innovative Law Firm of 2016 in the USA
- Pinnacle Professional in North Carolina
- Mr. Benjamin was selected to be on the 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 North Carolina Super Lawyers list in the area of Civil Defense
- Super Lawyers Magazine, January 2018, January 2019, January 2020, January 2021, January 2022, January 2023 and January 2204
- Mr. Benjamin was selected as one of America’s Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina for Lifetime Achievement
- America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators in 2018 and 2019
- America’s Top 100, LLC 2018 and 2019
- America’s Top 100 Bet-The-Company Litigators in 2019 and 2020
- America’s Top 100, LLC 2019, 2020
- America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators in 2020
- America’s Top 100, LLC 2020
- Mr. Benjamin was selected as a winner of a Legal Award for Finance Monthly Legal Awards for 2019, Finance Monthly
- Mr. Benjamin was selected as a winner of a Finance Monthly Global Award for 2019, Finance Monthly
- Mr. Benjamin was selected to be one of America’s Most Honored Lawyers for 2020
- The American Registry
- Mr. Benjamin was selected as a 2022 Elite Lawyer of the South
- The National Law Journal 2022
- Mr. Benjamin has also received the highest Martindale rating available to practitioners in North Carolina of AV by the other lawyers in the state
- Mr. Benjamin has given a talk at the University of North Carolina Law School on bank litigation with an emphasis on defenses available to banks under the applicable foreclosure statutes, usury and RESPA laws
- He has also provided multiple training seminars to clients on risk avoidance and on ways to minimize litigation moving forward
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in North Carolina
Practicing law in North Carolina. Legal matters in North Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Raleigh are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate North Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in North Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in North Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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