Kenneth D. "Ken" Krier

Kenneth D. "Ken" Krier

recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2018
Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Awarded Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Works at
Cummings & Lockwood LLC

35 Best Lawyers awards

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Biography

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.

Works at
Cummings & Lockwood LLC

35 Best Lawyers awards

Cummings & Lockwood LLC logo

Locations

Education

  • New York University, L.L.M., graduated 1981
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1975
  • Wesleyan University, B.A., graduated 1972

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut, 1979
  • Florida, 1984

Affiliations

  • The Village School at North Naples Church - Board Member
  • Florida Bar Association - Member
  • Collier County Bar Association - Member
  • Conservancy of Southwest Florida - Board Member and Past Chair
  • Naples Players Endowment - Board Chair

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 - Present
  • Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Wills, Trusts, & Estates
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rates

Additional Information

  • 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
  • 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

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