Benjamin R. Pratt, Jr.

Mr. Pratt’s practice is concentrated in General Litigation, including the resolution of commercial disputes, the prosecution and defense of personal injury actions and the handling of environmental and land use litigation, as well as Insurance Defense.

Mr. Pratt was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1947. He was admitted to the New York State Bar and the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York in 1974, and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit in 1984. His preparatory education was at Bowdoin College where he received his A.B. cum laude in 1969. Mr. Pratt’s legal education was at Cornell University where he received his J.D. in 1973.

Mr. Pratt was Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. (1981-1985), and was counsel to the Glens Falls Housing Authority from 1979-2004.

Mr. Pratt is a member of the Warren County Bar Association (President 2001-2002), New York State, and American Bar Associations. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Crandall Public Library, and is a past President of the Glens Falls Country Club.