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.

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

• Connecticut, 1979
• Florida, 1984

Professional Organizations

• The Florida Bar 
• Collier County Bar Association

Professional Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2018 - Present
• Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - Present
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Civic and Philanthropic Activity

• North Naples United Methodist Church, Board of Stewards, Chair
• Naples Players Endowment, Chair
• The Village School at North Naples Church, Trustee
• Naples Pelican Bay Rotary, Board Member
• Past Chair:
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida
  • The Naples Players
  • Park Shore Association
  • Admiralty Point Condominium Association
• Past Board Member of:
  • Naples Community Hospital
  • Collier County YMCA
  • Collier County YMCA Endowment            
  • Collier County Arts Council
  • United Arts Council of Collier County
  • Irving Spencer Cooper Institute for Advanced Studies in Medicare and the Humanities

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