WHITBECK BENEDICT & SMITH - Key Persons


Carl G. Whitbeck - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel

Corinne R. Smith

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Partner
Corinne R. Smith joined the firm as an associate in September 2015 and became partner in January 2017. She holds a B.A. in Art History and English Literature from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, and a J.D. with a certificate in Intellectual Property: Art and Museum Law from DePaul University College of Law.

NYS Bar

Job Titles:
  • PROFESSIONAL / COMMUNITY

Victor M. Meyers - Chief Legal Officer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Counsel
  • Member of the New York State Bar Association
Mr. Meyers is a member of the New York State Bar Association. He is a member and past president of the Columbia County Bar Association. Mr. Meyers has lectured regarding commercial litigation and foreclosures. Mr. Meyers is the past president of the Columbia Festival Orchestra, past chairman of the Hawthorne Valley School Board of Trustees, past president of the Hudson Area Association Library, past president of the Hudson B'nai Brith Lodge, and past president of the Jewish Welfare Fund of Hudson.

Virginia D. Benedict - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Managing Partner
  • Partner
  • Member of the Columbia County
  • Member of the Real Property Law Section and Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association
Mrs. Benedict is a member of the Columbia County, Rensselaer County, and New York State Bar Associations, and is a member of the Real Property Law Section and Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Mrs. Benedict received her J.D. degree cum laude from Albany Law School of Union University in 1988, and her bachelor's degree from State University of New York College at Geneseo in 1985.