Experience
Ken is Managing Shareholder of GrayRobinson's Jacksonville office. He is a commercial litigator with substantial experience representing debtors and creditors in bankruptcy cases and debt workouts. He has also arbitrated employment and commercial claims, and has handled a wide range of employment issues, contract disputes, commercial lending matters, and complex construction cases. Ken is rated "AV," the highest professional rating available from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and was named a "Jacksonville Top Lawyer" by 904 Magazine.
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.
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.
Professional
· The Florida Bar
- Business Law Section
- Labor and Employment Section
· 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
· Jacksonville Business Journal's Up and Comers Award, Recipient, 2006
· "Jacksonville Top Lawyer," 904 Magazine
Civic
· David A. Stein Jewish Community Alliance, Past President
· Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Board of Governors
· Downtown Council of the Chamber of Commerce, Past Secretary
· Jacksonville Business Link, Past Chairman
· Congregation Ahavath Chesed, Vice President, Board of Trustees
· JCC's of North America "Next Generation" Leadership Award, Recipient, 2000
· Jacksonville Jewish Federation, Executive Committee
· Jacksonville Jewish Foundation, Board of Directors
· Jacksonville Jewish Federation, Young Leadership Award, 2011
· Leadership Jacksonville, Class of 2005
· JCC Association, Board of Directors
· Synovus Bank, Board of Directors
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)
· Author: "Five Economical Steps to Fighting the Unemployment Compensation Claim," Firm Opinion, Winter 2002
· Author: "Recent Changes to Personal Bankruptcy Law," Banking and Financial Law Brief, Fall 2005
· Guest Columnist: "Contesting Unemployment Claims Can Pay Off," Jacksonville Business Journal, July 7, 1994
· Guest Columnist: "New Bankruptcy Changes a Cure for Debtors' Ill Intents," Jacksonville Business Journal, November 18, 2005
· Guest Columnist: "New unemployment compensation law helps employers fight," Jacksonville Business Journal, January 20, 2012
· 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.