Benjamin M Adams
Benjamin M. Adams is the principal and founder of the Adams Law Group LLC.
Educational Background
Mr. Adams graduated from New York University with Honors. He went on to received his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School with a number of distinctions including Law Review. After graduating from Law School, Mr. Adams was admitted the PhD program for Political Science at Columbia University. In 2008, Mr. Adams received his M.Phil from Columbia University with a specialty in American Political Science. He is now ABD (all but doctorate), and is currently working on his dissertation in the study of judicial behavior. He has taken a number of jobs teaching as an adjunct at the City University of New York.
Practice of Law in New York
Real Estate & Loan Origination
Mr. Adams was admitted to practice in New York in 1996, and has been in private practice since that time. Since that time, Mr. Adams has specialized in several fields of law. His firm has handled upwards of seven thousand real estate closings and residential mortgage originations. He represents private buyers and sellers, as well as large institutional lenders. His clients have included JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, and a host of others national and regional lenders. Mr. Adams has represented clients in the process of condominium conversion as well representing cooperative corporations.
Bankruptcy & Loss Mitigation
Mr. Adams has over 10 years of experience handling bankruptcy matters. His primary focus has been on representing individuals obtain relief under Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 on the bankruptcy code. Mr. Adams has also handled corporate dissolutions. He has also represented creditors in the bankruptcy court. Mr. Adams has also represented a number of clients in other areas of loss mitigation, including loan modification, truth-in-lending rescissions, and foreclosure defense.
Other Areas of Expertise
Mr. Adams is well versed in the area of estate planning and administration. He has handled small probates as well as multi-million dollar estates. Mr. Adams also has a diverse background in family law, including prenuptial agreements, separation agreements, and divorces. Lastly, Mr. Adams is familiar with the full range of corporate law issues, from formation to dissolution.
Title Related Matters
Mr. Adams is the founder and owner of Esquire Land Services LLC. The company is licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida and provides Escrow Services in 40 States. He is an experience clearance officer and has examined titles in all four (4) states. Esquire Land Services For more information about services proved by Esquire Land Services, LLC
Areas of Practice
- Bankruptcy Law
- Debtor/Creditor
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Wills
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Real Estate Law
- Foreclosure & Alternatives
- Loss Mitigation
- Loan Origination
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Education
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
- J.D.
- Law Review: Brooklyn Law School Review
- Columbia University
- Ph.D.
- Major: Political Science
- Columbia University
- M.Phil. - 2008
- Major: American Political Science
- New York University
- Honors: With Honors
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Intro to American Political Science, CUNY- Baruch
- Lecturer, Constitutional Law, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Lecturer, Separation of Powers, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, Member
- Association of the Bar of the City of New York , Member
- Rockland County Board of Realtors , Member
- Columbia County Board of Realtors , Member



