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BACKGROUND: Ken obtained his B.A. from Duke University in 1989 with a double major in Economics and Computer Science, and his J.D. from the University of Florida College of Law in 1992. He was a Board Member of the Florida Law Review and a State Finalist on the Florida Trial Competition Team. Ken has substantial litigation experience in the federal and state courts and administrative agencies within the State of Florida. Ken is rated "AV," the highest professional rating available from the Martindale-Hubble Law Directory. He has arbitrated employment and commercial claims and has handled a wide range of employment issues, contract disputes, commercial lending matters and complex construction cases. He has also represented both debtors and creditors in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and negotiated debt workouts and commercial leases. Ken is the Managing Shareholder of the Jacksonville office. His written work has appeared in various publications, including The Trial Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar's The Advocate and Emory University School of Law's Bankruptcy Developments Journal. He has also been a guest columnist on bankruptcy and employment issues for the Jacksonville Business Journal. Ken has been an instructor for various courses at the University of Florida's College of Law, a speaker on various employment related topics for the Miramar Human Resources Consortium and a guest speaker on construction law topics at seminars conducted by Law Engineering and Environmental Services. EDUCATION: Duke University, B.A. (Economics and Computer Science, 1989) University of Florida College of Law, J.D. (1992) Board Member, Florida Law Review State Finalist, Florida Trial Competition Team PROFESSIONAL: The Florida Bar Jacksonville Bar Association United States District Court, Middle District of Florida United States District Court, Northern District of Florida United States District Court, Southern District of Florida United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit CIVIC: Immediate Past President, David A. Stein Jewish Community Alliance Board of Governors, Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Past Secretary, Downtown Council of the Chamber of Commerce Past Chairman, Jacksonville Business Link Vice-President, Board of Trustees for Congregation Ahavath Chesed Recipient of JCC's of North America "Next Generation" of Leadership Award (2000) Board Member, Jacksonville Jewish Federation, Jacksonville Jewish Foundation Graduate, Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2005 Recipient of Jacksonville Business Journal's Up & Comers Award (2006) PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS: Co-Author: "Cross-collateralization in the Wake of Shapiro v. Saybrook Manufacturing Co. ( In re Saybrook Manufacturing Co.)," 9 Bankruptcy Developments Journal 503 (1993); 19 The Advocate 46 (1993) Guest Columnist: "Contesting Unemployment Claims Can Pay Off," Jacksonville Business Journal , July 7, 1994 , at 10. Author: Five Economical Steps to Fighting the Unemployment Compensation Claim, Firm Opinion, Winter 2002 Author: Recent Charges to Personal Bankruptcy Law," Banking and Financial Law Brief, Fall 2005 Guest Columnist: "New Bankruptcy Changes a Cure for Debtors' Ill Intents," Jacksonville Business Journal, November 18, 2005 Lecturer: "When All Else Fails ... Litigate!" - Law Engineering and Environmental Services? Roofing Seminar, March 2, 1995 Lecturer: "Interviewing Skills" - Employment Law Seminar Series, January 16, 2002 Lecturer: "ADA Compliance" - Employment Law Seminar Series, July 17, 2002 Lecturer: " Performance Appraisals" - Employment Law Seminar Series, October 17, 2002 Lecturer: "Best Practices" - Employment Law Seminar, May 21, 2003 Lecturer: " Document, Document, Document" - Employment Law Seminar Series, July 10, 2003 Lecturer: " How Unemployment Works in Florida" - Advanced Employment Law Roundtable Series, April 20, 2004 Lecturer: "Disciplinary and Termination Procedures" - Employment Law Seminar Series, June 10, 2004.
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