Benjamin J. Price

Benjamin Price has a wide range of experience advising clients in all aspects of real estate law, including issues related to financing, development, transactions, litigation and workouts.

Ben believes the quality of service his clients receive is as important as the quality of work product they receive. Therefore, a key component of his management philosophy is that accessibility and responsiveness are fundamental to delivering first-rate legal counsel.

A more structured look at Ben’s practice shows the range of the services he provides clients:

• Landlord-Tenant – Lease negotiations, disputes and evictions.
• Real Estate Development – Land Division Act, Condominium Act, construction contracts and easements.
• Real Estate Transactions – Commercial/Residential agreements, due diligence review (title work, surveys, zoning, environmental) and review loan documents.
• Real Estate Finance – Loan documentation, modifications, workouts, mortgage foreclosures and land contract foreclosures and forfeitures.
• Real Estate Litigation – Judicial foreclosures, adverse possession/quiet title, title claims and foreclosure of construction liens.
• Real Estate Brokerage – Listing agreements, agency disclosures, buyer/broker agreements and property management agreements.

As a leading real estate attorney in Lansing, Ben is a frequent moderator at the Institute of Continuing Legal Education real estate seminars. He also provides educational sessions on the latest changes in mortgage foreclosure law to his banking and credit union clients.

Ben is a native of Mason, Michigan, and has spent his entire career at Foster Swift, starting as a summer associate.

Education:

• Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 2001
• University of Michigan, B.A., 1997, with honors

Bar and Court Admissions:

• Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan