About Benjamin
Benjamin Raybin built a measured legal path from the University of Chicago to federal appellate work. He earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Chicago in 2003 and completed his J.D. at Vanderbilt University Law School in 2007. The combination of a rigorous undergraduate program and a southern law school shaped the early contours of his practice.
After law school, Raybin rejoined Hollins, Raybin & Weissman P.C. as an associate in 2010. He left the firm briefly to serve on the staff of Judge Jane Stranch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in 2011. That clerkship gave him direct exposure to appellate briefing, opinion drafting and the practical mechanics of federal review. He returned to Hollins, Raybin & Weissman P.C. as an associate in 2012.
Those steps — private practice, a federal clerkship, then a return to private practice — are reflected in the way Raybin approaches litigation. Colleagues describe a lawyer comfortable with written advocacy and oral argument. The clerkship in particular deepened his familiarity with appellate procedure and the standards of review that control appeals in the federal system.
Raybin is admitted to the bar in Tennessee and is also admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. That combination of state and federal admissions informs the matters he handles. He has experience preparing appellate briefs, arguing in federal courts, and working through complex procedural questions typical of post-trial practice.
His professional record shows repeated engagement with appellate-level work, and he has applied lessons from the bench to representation in both trial courts and appellate panels. He maintains a practice that balances written work and courtroom appearance. Clients and peers note an attention to legal detail and a preference for careful, plainly stated arguments rather than elaborate rhetoric.
Raybin’s trajectory is straightforward: strong academic training, a federal clerkship that expanded his procedural understanding, and recurring roles at the same law firm where he returned after his time on the bench. He currently practices in Tennessee and his work centers on appellate litigation and federal court matters.
