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Ken is the founder of Brewe Layman and has been in private practice since 1979. Ken focuses his practice on complex domestic matters, cohabitation (meretricious) disputes, injury claims and civil litigation. He also advises clients regularly on business and estate planning matters and frequently drafts/reviews various sorts of marital agreements. Ken also provides private family law mediation services on a regular basis. He has earned an AV rating (very high to preeminent legal ability rating, and very high ethical rating) from Martindale-Hubbell®. Since 2001, Ken has been annually selected as a Super Lawyer® by Washington Law & Politics Magazine. In 2015, Ken was named a Washington Top 100 Super Lawyer®. He was also selected as a Best Lawyers® in family law annually since 2012 and named Lawyer of the Year for Seattle Family Law in 2014. Ken has also been annually selected as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer (Washington) in the area of family law by The National Trial Lawyers since 2008, a Top 100 Litigation Lawyer (Washington) by the American Society of Legal Advocates since 2013 and a Top 100 Lawyer by The National Advocates since 2015. Ken is a frequent speaker at CLE seminars for attorneys in Washington State and author of updates for several chapters of the Washington Practice on family law topics. He is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML).

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Location
  • 3525 Colby Avenue, Suite 333
    Everett, WA 98201
Education
  • University of Puget Sound, J.D., graduated 1979
  • University of Washington, BA, graduated 1976
Bar Admissions
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) - Fellow
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy - Board Certified Advocate

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Seattle (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Family Law
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers' 2014 Seattle Family Law "Lawyer of the Year"
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Personal Injury Litigation
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs

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