Overview
Ken has decades of practical experience representing individuals and a wide range of businesses in litigation, real property issues, and transactional matters. Having served as the Town Attorney for three Connecticut municipalities under eleven different administrations, Ken is acknowledged by his peers as experienced in matters involving land use, administrative appeals, condemnations, foreclosures, contracts, and the drafting of regulations and legislation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in the areas of Municipal Law and Real Estate Law.
Ken previously served in the U.S. Army as a member of the Judge Advocates Generals Corps as an associate professor of law at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York where he taught both criminal and constitutional law. Ken is a Senior Attorney with the Center for International Legal Studies located in Salzburg, Austria, and under its auspices, he has taught United States Constitutional Law at nine different law universities in foreign countries from Latvia to Mongolia.
Credentials
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M., 1970
New York University School of Law, J.D., 1969
Yale University, B.A. 1966
Admissions
- Connecticut
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
- U.S. Supreme Court
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America®, Municipal Law, 2013-2025
Best Lawyers in America®, Real Estate Law, 2018-2025
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating
Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce First Citizen Award, 2019
Westport First Award, 2011
Distinguished Citizen Award, Boy Scout's Connecticut Yankee Council, 2010
Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship Award
Newsroom
News
Speaking Engagements
Publications
Professional Affiliations
Connecticut Bar Association
Greater Bridgeport Bar Association
Westport Bar Association, Past President
Public Defenders Service Commission, overseeing the Connecticut Public Defenders Office 2014-present
State Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2012-present
Judicial Review Council, 2007-2011
Citizen’s Advisory Board overseeing the Office of State Ethics, Chairman, 2010
Support Staff
Daniela Gentile
203.341.5316
dgentile@cohenandwolf.com
Community Involvement
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, 2005-present, Chairman, 2015-18
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Board of Directors, 2012-present, Chairman, 2019
Westport State Representative, Connecticut General Assembly, 1997-2005, Assistant Minority Leader, Judiciary and Environmental Committees, 1997-2005
Westport Dangerous Dog Committee, Chairperson 2010-present
Westport Public Library, Board of Directors 2012-present
Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors 2012-14
Aspetuck Land Trust, Board Member, 2011-2019
Westport Historical Society, 2017-present
State of Connecticut Judicial Review Council, 2005-2011
State of Connecticut Board of Veterinary Medicine, 2012
State of Connecticut Public Defender’s Commission, 2014
State of Connecticut Citizens Advisory Board, 2005-2010