John T. Benjamin, Jr.
Top rated Civil Litigation attorney in Raleigh, North Carolina
The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A.
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation; view more
Licensed in North Carolina since: 1992
Education: Boston University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026 Call today:
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The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A.
1115 Hillsborough StRaleigh, NC 27603 Visit website
John T. Benjamin Jr. is a prominent attorney at The Law Office of John T. Benjamin, Jr., P.A., located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and serving clients in the surrounding areas. His legal practice focuses on civil litigation, risk management, claims prevention, banking litigation, and construction law, landlord tenant law and appellate work. Mr. Benjamin set up his firm on October 1, 1994, and has run it continuously, for more than 30 years since that date.
Mr. Benjamin graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1991 and Bucknell University in 1988. Licensed in North Carolina since March 1992, he is admitted to practice in all federal courts in the state and the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He is an active member of the North Carolina State Bar, the Wake County Bar Association, the American Bar Association (ABA) and the ABA's Litigation Section. He handles arbitrations and litigation matters in all tribunals in the State of North Carolina. Mr. Benjamin handles a significant amount of work in the North Carolina Court of Appeals as well as his trial practice. He has handled approximately 86 cases in that Court. Mr. Benjamin also argues matters at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Mr. Benjamin has consistently demonstrated high legal proficiency and ethics, maintaining an AV Preeminent* peer-review rating through Martindale from the time he first signed up for that service and continuing for over two decades. His peers have frequently recognized him as being one of the top lawyers in the state by, selecting him for the Legal Elite in construction litigation, litigation or construction twelve separate times. Mr. Benjamin has also been selected by Best Lawyers as one of the top lawyers in the state in Construction Litigation every year from 2012 through 2025. The other lawyers in the state have also selected Mr. Benjamin as a Super Lawyer in Civil Defense for 8 consecutive years, including 2025. Mr. Benjamin has won numerous other awards, but the ones listed above mean the most to him because they were each given to him by his peers.
Practice areas
Civil Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation, Construction Litigation: Business, Administrative Law, Banking, General LitigationFocus areas
Construction Defects
- 30% Civil Litigation: Defense
- 20% Business Litigation
- 20% Construction Litigation: Business
- 10% Administrative Law
- 10% Banking
- 10% General Litigation
First Admitted: 1992, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: http://lawjtb.com/our-attorneys/
Bar / Professional Activity
- North Carolina, 1992
- Member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the Wake County Bar Association
- Member of the North Carolina State Bar Association
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Courts in North Carolina
Representative Clients
- Pulte Home Company, LLC. MI Homes Ashton Woods Meritage Homes Beazer Homes Dan Ryan Homes Baker Homes Keystone Kimco Fay Servicing Town of Apex 21st Mortgage Company
Honors
- Legal Elite: Construction Litigation, Business North Carolina, 2004
- The other attorneys selected Mr. Benjamin as one of the Legal Elite in Construction in 2023, 2024, and 2025. , Legal Elite Construction, Busniess North Carolina
- Top Attorneys of North America 2016
- Top Attorneys of North America in Commercial Litigation
- Legal Award for Finance Monthly Legal Awards for 2019 and a winner of a Finance Monthly Global Award for 2019
- America’s Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators in 2018 and 2019
- America’s Top 100 Attorneys in North Carolina for Lifetime Achievement in 2018
- Mr. Benjamin has been AV rated since he first joined Martindale in the 1990s., AV Rated, Martindale, 1997
- This award recognizes Mr. Benjamin as one of the top lawyers in the area of Construction Litigation, Best Lawyers: Construction Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, 2012
- This is another award recognizing Mr. Benjamin as one of the top lawyers in our State., Top Rated Lawyers in North Carolina, American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, Wall Street Journal and the National Law Journal, 2013
- Legal Elite in the specialty of Litigation in 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; January 2008, Business North Carolina; January 2014 Business North Carolina. January 2015 Business North Carolina; January 2016 and January 2017 Business North Carolina, Legal Elite, Business North Carolina, 2007
- This award recognizes this firm as one of the top firms in North Carolina in its respective tier., Best Law Firms in North Carolina, US News World Report and Best Lawyers, 2014
Educational Background
- Boston University Law School in 1991
- Bucknell University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1988
- We represent business in claims and litigation in all tribunals in North Carolina.
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“John is one of the best litigators in NC.”
“John is a top notch litigator in the state of North Carolina. John represents his clients with a tenacity unmatched by others. John's passion for successful litigation outcomes for his clients drives him to perform at a high level. John's approach in and out of the courtroom is effective and his track record for success is proven. John demands the highest standards for himself and makes those around him great by following his example and leadership. John personifies a Super Lawyer to its core! ”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2026
