James G. Benjamin

Jim Benjamin has been selected for inclusion on the Colorado Super Lawyers list every year since its inception and has been included amongst the Top 100 lawyers in 2013, 2014,2015, 2016. 2017 and 2018. Jim is a Band rated lawyer by Chambers International; has been selected as the Best Real Estate Lawyer for 2017, 2018, and 2019; is rated 10 by AVVO; has been included in 5280 magazine's list of Best Lawyers; and has been rated as an AV Preeminate Lawyer by Martindale Hubbell for 30 years.  Jim has organized a real estate boutique law firm, surrounding himself with talented lawyers, designed to serve the transactional and litigation needs of real estate developers, lenders, contractors, and commercial operators. Jim is a past chairperson of the Real Estate Section of the Colorado Bar Association and currently serves as the Chair of the Joint Management Committee of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations. Jim also serves on the  Professionalism Coordinating Council of the CBA and DBA.  He was a member of the CBA Real Estate Section Executive Council for more than 15 years.  Among his publications, Jim is the general editor of Colorado Real Estate Forms Deskbook, published by CLE of Colorado, Inc. and he authored the real estate chapter in CLE of Colorado, Inc.'s publication Lawyers' Professional Liability in Colorado (2006). He frequently is retained as an expert witness on real estate matters including the standards of care of real estate lawyers.  Law Week Colorado named Jim as one of the Lawyers of the Year for 2012 and the people's choice as the Barrister's Best real estate lawyer, 2015. Jim is a past President of the Denver Bar Association, past member of the Colorado Bar Association Executive Council of the Colorado Bar Association and a current member of the Board of Directors of the Arapahoe County Bar Association.