About Us

 

Evan Benjamin Biographical Information

DOB 5/29/1957 in Queens, NYC; Married 9/11/1982 to Susan.

Three children: Vicky-born 1985, Donnie-born 1990, Edward-born 1994.

Three grandchildren: Dolly-born 2007; Suzy-born 2010; Maurice-born 2015.

Resident of West Long Branch, NJ since 1986. 

Education

Boston University School of Law, 1979-1982, Degree of Juris Doctor. Managing Editor of the Boston University School of Law International Law Journal. Author, “Transnational Corporations & the U.N. Code of Conduct: A New Modus Vivendi?” published in Volume I of the BU School of Law International Law Journal, 1982.

University at Albany, 1975-1979, Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, including senior year abroad program at the “Instituto Internacional” in Madrid, Spain, September 1978 – May, 1979.

Legal Work Experience

Law Office of Evan Benjamin, LLC, August, 2020 to Present:

New York & New Jersey Estate Planning Attorney, with offices located at One Main Street, Suite 312, Eatontown, NJ 07724.

Practice includes all legal aspects related to NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY Estate Planning including preparation of Last Will & Testaments, Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts, Power of Attorney, Health Care Directives & Living Wills.

Other Experience

Lifestyle Equities, LLC

January 2012 – September, 2013: In-House Counsel coordinating Intellectual Property legal strategy with counsel in the Middle East, India, Europe, and South America. West Long Branch, NJ.

McConnell, Valdes, Kelly, Sifre, Griggs & Ruiz-Suria

September 1982 – February 1986: Attorney in firm’s Corporate Law division, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Handled commercial real estate transactions, prepared loan agreements, and drafted opinion letters. Clients included Citibank, N.A. (now Citi), Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, Merck & Company, and Sherwin-Williams.

Professional Licenses:

Member of the Bar of the State of New York.

Member of the Bar of the State of New Jersey.

Member of the Bar, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1983 – 1994.

Life Insurance Agent in NJ since August 2020.

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