Kenneth D. Krier
Background
Kenneth D. Krier is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Since 1975, he has focused his practice on estate and tax planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration.
Ken moved to Naples from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1984. His wife, Beth Krier, is a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties). They have four children between them.
Practice Areas
- Private Clients Group
- Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning
- Probate and Estate Administration
- Fiduciary and Trustee Services
- Philanthropic Giving
- International Estate and Tax Planning
Education
- New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981)
- University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1975)
- Wesleyan University (B.A., 1972)
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1984
- Connecticut, 1979
Professional Organizations
- Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Collier County Bar Association
Professional Recognition
- Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
Civic and Philanthropic Activity
- Naples Players Endowment, Chair
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Past Chair
- The Village School of North Naples Church, Board Member
Articles/Publications
- "The Attorney as Personal Representative or Trustee", Florida Bar Journal, 1991
- "Irrevocable Trusts Ease Charges", The National Law Journal, co-authored with George A. Wilson, 1989
News & Press Releases
- Naples Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch
- Six Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers in 2020
- 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
- Seven Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2018 Florida Super Lawyers
- 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List
- Cummings & Lockwood's Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named 2015 Florida Super Lawyers

Principal
Collier Place II
3001 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 400
Naples,
FL
34103
T 239.649.3157
F 239.430.3330
Background
Kenneth D. Krier is a Principal in Cummings & Lockwood's Private Clients Group and is based in the Naples office. Since 1975, he has focused his practice on estate and tax planning, charitable giving and estate and trust administration.
Ken moved to Naples from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1984. His wife, Beth Krier, is a Circuit Judge for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades Counties). They have four children between them.
- New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation, 1981)
- University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1975)
- Wesleyan University (B.A., 1972)
- Florida, 1984
- Connecticut, 1979
- Florida Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
- Collier County Bar Association
- Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - Present
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
- Naples Players Endowment, Chair
- Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Past Chair
- The Village School of North Naples Church, Board Member
- "The Attorney as Personal Representative or Trustee", Florida Bar Journal, 1991
- "Irrevocable Trusts Ease Charges", The National Law Journal, co-authored with George A. Wilson, 1989
- Naples Office - 2023 Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch™
- 35 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Have Been Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2021, 2 Attorneys Received Lawyer of the Year Awards and 8 Attorneys Have Been Identified as the Ones to Watch
- Six Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named Florida Super Lawyers in 2020
- 34 Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named Among The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys in Connecticut and Florida Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America
- Seven Cummings & Lockwood’s Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2018 Florida Super Lawyers
- 32 Cummings & Lockwood LLC Attorneys Named to 2018 Best Lawyers® List
- Cummings & Lockwood's Trusts & Estates Attorneys Named 2017 Florida Super Lawyers
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named 2016 Florida Super Lawyers
- Cummings & Lockwood Attorneys Named 2015 Florida Super Lawyers