BENJAMIN THINNES practices in the area of real estate transactions and finance, including commercial purchase and sale transactions, real estate financing (including HUD insured loans for multi-housing projects), leasing, master-planned communities, and golf course and private club purchase, sale, financing, turnovers, and equity conversions.
Prior to joining Tiffany & Bosco, P.A., Ben served as general counsel for one of the country's preeminent private golf-community developers, during which time he acted as counsel in all facets of the law relating to the planning, development, and operation of private golf communities, both in the United States and abroad.
Ben began his legal career at Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. in Phoenix, where he focused his practice on complex commercial real estate transactions. Ben is a native Phoenician and has been active in several community organizations.
COURT AND BAR ADMISSIONS:
Arizona (2002)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
State Bar of Arizona
Real Estate Section
Former Co-Editor, State Bar of Arizona Real Estate Journal
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Member, Executive Council of the Boys & Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix, ‘02-‘07
Member, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, ’03-‘07
OTHER DISTINCTIONS/EXPERIENCE
Ben served as a Legislative Assistant to U.S. Senator Jon Kyl in Washington, D.C., from May ’96 to August ’00, advising the Senator on issues in areas of energy, natural resources, water, power, environment, agriculture and Native Americans.