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/About Us

Board and Officers

 

Benjamin Soto

President

Premium Title & Escrow, LLC

 

Mr. Soto is an attorney who practices Real Estate Transactions and Bankruptcy. He is the owner of Premium Title & Escrow, LLC, which is a full service title company servicing DC, MD and VA. In addition, he is the owner of Paramount Development, LLC, a commercial development company focused on the acquisition and ground-up development of commercial buildings and hotels in Washington, DC.

Mr. Soto is on the Board of Directors of EagleBank, a community bank with 15 branches in the Washington, DC region, the DC Land Title Association and DC Public Education Fund.

Mr. Soto is also a former Vice Chair of the Board of Real Property Assessment and Appeals, a former board member of the National Bar Association and a former board member of the DC Sports & Entertainment Commission, which developed the baseball stadium for the Washington Nationals.

Mr. Soto is a member of the DC Bar, Pennsylvania Bar, MD Land Title Association, DC Builders Industry Association and the DC Chamber of Commerce.

He is married to Lori A. Soto; they have two children, Danielle and Alexander; and they live in Ward 4 of Washington, DC.