Biography
Attorneys
Biography
Ken is a partner in SHB's Miami, Florida office. Ken is nationally known for serving as lead litigation counsel for Fortune 500 corporations and his defense of class actions against the tobacco industry. His defense verdicts for high-profile cases have been noted by The National Law Journal as among the "Top 10 Verdicts” for three years in a row. Ken has been included in Expert Guides: Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers (2007, 2009, 2010), Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Florida Super Lawyers (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012), Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2010, 2011, 2012), The Legal 500 United States (2010, 2011, 2012), The Best Lawyers in America (2010, 2011, 2013), and Lawdragon 500: Leading Lawyers in America (2011, 2012). He is a frequent lecturer on product liability and professional liability matters as well as trial techniques. Ken has served as lead counsel for Philip Morris and Lorillard in tobacco litigation. His tobacco trials include Fontana, Quiepo, French, Engle, Routh, Allen, Janoff, Beckum, Hess, Kalyvas, Gil de Rubio, Warrick, and Espinosa.
Licenses
Bar of Colorado
Bar of Florida
Bar of Kansas
Bar of Missouri
Education
1973 J.D., University of Texas School of Law
1970 B.A., Trinity University
practice areas
News & Events
- SHB Recognized for Outstanding Outcomes by Florida’s Daily Business Review
5/17/2013
- Six SHB Partners Recognized in Lawdragon 500
11/12/2012
- Best Lawyers Honors 44 SHB Attorneys
10/23/2012
- The Legal 500 U.S. 2012 Edition Recognizes SHB
7/26/2012
- SHB Named Product Liability Defense Firm of the Year
7/3/2012
- Florida Super Lawyers Recognizes 12 SHB Attorneys
6/20/2012
- Chambers USA 2012 Recognizes SHB
6/12/2012
- Schwartz, Reilly Serve as Faculty at Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies
6/6/2012
- SHB Named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year
6/23/2011
- SHB Named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year
6/28/2010
- The Legal 500 US 2010 Edition Recognizes SHB
6/22/2010
- Chambers USA 2010 Recognizes SHB
6/21/2010
- SHB Named Global Product Liability Law Firm of the Year
5/19/2009

