BENJAMIN D. LEIGH
Education:
University of Richmond (B.A., 1991)
University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1996)
Clerkship:
Law Clerk to the Hon. Harry L. Carrico, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, (1996-1997)
Professional Honors:
Named by peers in Virginia Business Magazine's 2007 "Legal Elite: Real Estate"
Community and Professional Service:
Virginia Bar Association, Model Judiciary Coordinator
Rural Economic Development Council, Loudoun County, Member (2005-present)
Ben Leigh chairs the firm's real estate-related practices. He is a native of northern Virginia. Prior to law school, he worked in the title insurance industry in both the northern and central Virginia regions.
After clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Ben practiced with the Fairfax firm of Blankingship & Keith, P.C., working alongside a number of lawyers recognized as elite in their fields. In 2002, he joined Bill Atwill and William C. Mims to form Mims, Atwill & Leigh, P.C., which now exists as Atwill, Troxell & Leigh, P.C.
Ben's practice integrates several disciplines to recognize, create and preserve value in real estate. In real estate litigation, he handles easement and title matters, contract disputes, partitions, condemnation and other land-valuation disputes. His transactional real estate practice goes beyond baseline documentation to focus on strategic opportunities or challenges. Practical know-how in drafting leases, contracts, development and easement documents, is enhanced by his land use experience. He has handled matters in many jurisdictions in Northern Virginia involving title and development restrictions, and permit prosecution and challenges involving zoning, historic, environmental and transportation issues. He employs broad solutions, including strategic negotiations, administrative lobbying, legislative amendments and, where warranted, litigation.
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