Attorney Profile

The law Office of Jerome L. Benson has been providing quality and comprehensive legal services to Northern Worcester County and Northwest Middlesex County since 1986. My location on the Worcester/Middlesex County line allows me easy access to all the courts of both counties while at the same time making it easy for my clients in Lunenburg, Shirley, Ayer, Townsend, Harvard, Fitchburg, Pepperell, Groton, Littleton, Leominster and the surrounding towns to see me.

My practice is a general practice with an emphasis on criminal law (I am a former Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County), family law (divorce, child support), bankruptcy, consumer law, personal injury, probate law and wills, military law, and general litigation. I represent only individuals and will never have a conflict of interest with your case because I do not represent insurance companies or banks.

My military experience (since serving our country in the active duty Army I have remained in the reserves where I am a Lieutenant Colonel) gives me the toughness to represent any client in the most difficult case. It also gives me the experience to help those clients with legal problems such as divorce, criminal charges and civil lawsuits, which are complicated by military service.

My office is small. If you call on the phone I may very well pick it up if my secretary is on another line or otherwise busy. You will always get personal attention and your case will never be transferred to an associate because I am too busy or your case is not important enough.

Year Joined Organization

• 1986

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Litigation & Appeals
• Military Law
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1984
• New York, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1983
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1992

Education

• St. John's University School of Law, Jamaica, New York, 1981
  J.D.
  
  
• State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, 1972
  B.A.
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Family Law, Fisher College
• Criminal Law, Fisher College

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Northern Middlesex Bar Association, 1985 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Northern Middlesex Bar Association, 1987 - 1990
  Secretary Treasurer
  
  
• Massachusetts Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• New York State Bar Association
  Member
  
  
• Judge Advocate Association
  
  
• Reserve Offices Association
  
  
• U.S. Army Reserve, 1985 - Present
  Lieutenant Colonel
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, Prosecutor, 1984 - 1985
• United States Army, Judge Advocate, 1982 - 1984

Pro Bono Activities

• Secretary Treasurer Northern Middlesex Bar Association, 1986 - 1988
• Town of Lunenburg Planning Board - Elected Member, 1991 - Present
• Montachusett Regional Planning Commission, 1996 - Present
• Town of Lunenburg School Building Committee, 1996 - Present
• Town of Lunenburg Affordable Housing Study Committee

Birth Information

• December 21, 1951, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America