Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

Jennifer Benck is an associate in the firm's Honolulu office and is a member of the Real Estate & Land Use practice group. She concentrates her practice on real property and environmental law with a concentration in the areas of land use planning and real property development. Ms. Benck has been practicing law since 2005.

Ms. Benck's practice focuses on representing developers and major land owners in all phases of project development, including land use entitlements, environmental review, permitting, zoning, and administrative proceedings and litigation related to these areas. She also assists clients with the development of subdivisions and the registration of subdivisions at the federal, state and local levels. She represents individuals and development entities in the purchase and sale of real property, and performs due diligence on complex real estate purchases, including preclosing review of title issues, zoning and permit compliance, and proposed use reviews.

Judicial Clerkship

• The Honorable David A. Ezra, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii

Prior Work Experience

• U.S. Department of Justice
• A.C.L.U.
• Land Use Research Foundation
• University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Research Assistant to Professor David L. Callies

Affiliations

• Hawaii State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Distinctions

• Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation Nancy J. Stivers Award (2003)
• Gregory Conlan Memorial Prize (2005)
• CALI Excellence for the future awards in: Coporate Finance; Topics in Environmental Law - Eminent Domain and Takings; Trusts & Estates; and Debtor's and Creditor's Rights

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate, Land Use & Hospitality
• Environmental & Alternative Energy

West Practice Categories

Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii

Education

• University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Hawaii
  M. Ed.
  Major: Counseling & Guidance
• U.S. International University
  B.A.
  Major: Pre-Law & Human Behavior

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Honolulu, HI 96813

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