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New York Expansion Continues with Joseph Jones and Benjamin Wolf

Date: February 1, 2026
Whiteford is pleased to welcome Joseph K. Jones and Benjamin J. Wolf to the firm in New York as Senior Counsel and Counsel, respectively. In joining the firm, they will also open a Whiteford location in New Jersey in the coming months.
 
“We are delighted to welcome Joe and Ben in New York,” said Martin Fletcher, Whiteford’s Managing Partner. “They immediately expand our trusts and estates and litigation capabilities in the City, and at the same time present an opportunity for us to open an office in New Jersey, where they have had a distinguished presence for many years.”
 
Mr. Jones is a highly experienced litigator with a focus on estate planning and consumer class action litigation. He has more than two decades of experience in finance, corporate strategy and capital raising and has held executive roles as President and CEO at investment and financial services companies, as well as Treasurer of a mortgage-lending association.
 
With over 20 years of experience as a litigator, Mr. Wolf focuses his practice on estate planning, consumer class action and business litigation. He has handled matters in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
 
“We’re excited to join in Whiteford’s growth in New York,” said Mr. Jones. “It’s a terrific platform and a real draw for lawyers committed to expanding their practices with exceptional colleagues.”

About Whiteford: Whiteford provides a comprehensive range of business law and litigation services to clients ranging from innovative start-ups to middle market companies to Fortune 100 enterprises. With a growing East Coast footprint that includes offices in Delaware, D.C., Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina and Virginia, we serve clients regionally, nationally and internationally.