Benj represents individuals and business entities in the fields of business entity selection and organization, commercial litigation, construction law, foreclosure, commercial and residential real estate transactions, trust and estate planning and administration, probate matters, and personal injury litigation. Benj previously practiced at Deppman & Foley, P.C., and Ryan Smith Carbine, Ltd. Benj is currently co-chair of the Real Estate Law Section for the Vermont Bar Association, and currently serves as President of the Town Hall Theater Board of Directors, and as Vice President of the board of Addison County Fair and Field Days, Inc. and as Vice President of the Porter Auxiliary Committee, Inc. Benj lives in Cornwall with his wife, Lesley, and children. When not practicing law or volunteering, Benj can be found spending time with family, or in his yard, on his tractor.

Education and Memberships:

Bar Admissions: Vermont. U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. 

Education: Baltimore Law School (J.D., 1994). St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1991). 

Memberships: Addison County Bar Association. Vermont Bar Association.

Lesley’s practice includes estate planning and administration, real estate transactions, civil litigation, family law, personal injury matters, foreclosure and landlord/tenant matters, and other general corporate matters. Lesley is a member of the Middlebury Area Land Trust board, and serves as the President of the Addison County Bar Association. Lesley lives in Cornwall with her husband, Benj, and children. When not at the office, she enjoys baking and spending time with family.

Education and Memberships:

Bar Admissions: Vermont U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont; New York. 

Education: Suffolk University Law School (J.D., 2011); Williams College (B.A., with honors, 2005). 

Memberships: Vermont Bar Association; American Bar Association; Vermont Association for Justice.