Cummings & Lockwood LLC

37 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Trusts and Estates

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.

Cummings & Lockwood LLC

37 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

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

  • Connecticut, 1979
  • Florida, 1984

  • 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
  • Connecticut, 1979
  • Florida, 1984
  • 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
  • New York University, L.L.M., graduated 1981
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1975
  • Wesleyan University, B.A., graduated 1972

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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