Kenneth S. Federman
Partner

Email: kfederman@kcl-law.com
Born: New London, Connecticut, July 12, 1956
Education: Ithaca College (BS, 1978),
Seton Hall Law School (JD 1982),
National Law Center, George Washington University (LLM with highest honors, 1983)

Biography

Ken is both a practicing attorney and a former Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with extensive experience assisting families facing the personal and financial issues related to the preservation and transfer of wealth. Ken is skilled at assisting clients in choosing and implementing the planning techniques that best suit them, including revocable trusts, irrevocable gifting trusts, total return trusts, unitrusts, insurance trusts, Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs), Qualified Personal Residence Trusts (QPRTs), limited liability companies, charitable trusts and private foundations. When a client’s estate planning involves closely held stock or real estate, he works closely with corporate and real estate attorneys, affording clients the advantage of an integrated approach to legal services.

Ken’s practice also addresses the administration of decedents’ estates and assisting the family in implementing the estate plan. His estate administration practice includes probate of wills – including will contests, preparing estate tax returns, assisting CPAs in preparing estate and trust income tax returns, preparing probate and trust accountings, and representing trustees. Ken often lectures in the areas of estate planning and administration for continuing education seminars and has published articles regarding tax laws.