Benjamin E. Wilson

Originally from Paducah, Kentucky, Mr. Wilson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Murray State University in May, 1999, where he was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Senior Man Award and named Valedictorian of his graduating class.  In May, 2003, Mr. Wilson received his law degree with honors from the University of Louisville School of Law, where he served as President of the Moot Court Board and was the co-recipient of the award for Best Appellee Brief at the 2003 National Tax Law Moot Court Competition.  After finishing law school, Mr. Wilson left the bluegrass of Kentucky for the sunny beaches of Miami and received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Real Property Development from the University of Miami School of Law in May, 2004, where he received extensive experience in the areas of real estate law and real estate development.  Afterwards, Mr. Wilson worked as attorney in the Real Estate Department of a long-standing, regional South Florida law firm before returning to Miami and joining Shutts & Bowen LLP in April, 2007.

Since moving to South Florida, Mr. Wilson has been a very active member of the community.  Presently, Mr. Wilson serves on the Steering Committee of the Dade County Bar Young Lawyers Association’s eMentoring Program, receiving the Mentor of the Year Award for the 2004-2005 school year.  As part of the eMentoring Program, Mr. Wilson is also a frequent lecturer at area high schools.  In addition, Mr. Wilson is a member of the First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale and recently participated on a summer mission trip to Nicaragua in which members of the church coordinated a baseball camp for many of the youth of Nejapa, Nicaragua.