About Us

Darby Law Group is committed to serving the legal needs of the elderly and their families. The firm provides estate planning and other legal services to persons of all ages with a special interest in those issues which affect the elderly and their families. A focus on the estate planning and public benefits needs of individuals and their families enables the firm to be particularly sensitive to the stresses and hardships that these individuals and families confront on a daily basis.

About Our Team

The Darby Law Group, P.A. was founded on October 1, 2009 by Ben H. Darby Jr.

Ben H. Darby, Jr.

Ben H. Darby, Jr. was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. He received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Missouri in 1969 and his juris doctor degree from the University of Florida in 1972. Mr. Darby has been practicing in Lakeland, Florida since 1972. His areas of practice include elder law, estate planning, guardianship, probate, Medicaid planning, and local government law.

Mr. Darby is a member of the Elder Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys (AFELA). Ben and his wife Sadie have been married for 49 years, and they have one child, Timothy B. Darby, whose profile appears below.

Community Involvement

Certified County and Circuit Mediator

Senior Connection Center, Inc.(formerly West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc.) – Board Member and Past President.

Planned Giving Committee – First United Methodist Church of Lakeland, Florida, Inc.

Age Friendly Lakeland (Committee of Lakeland Vision, Inc.)