Ben Leigh is a native of Northern Virginia, with deep ties to the legal profession and the communities of Fairfax and Loudoun counties.

He has for several years been voted among the "Legal Elite" in Real Estate in Virginia Business Magazine's peer-surveyed publication. He holds the "Preeminent" AV-rating issued by Martindale Hubbell. He is also a Commissioner in Chancery for the Circuit Court of Loudoun County.

After clerking for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, Ben practiced with the Fairfax firm of Blankingship & Keith, P.C., working alongside a number of lawyers recognized as elite in their fields. In 2002, he joined Bill Atwill and William C. Mims to form Mims, Atwill & Leigh, P.C., which now exists as Atwill, Troxell & Leigh, P.C.