Background
Kates, Kenneth H. was born on June 29, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Kates, Kenneth H. was born on June 29, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude in History and Science, 1974). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Banking, Bankruptcy, Corporation, Real Estate, Probate, Federal Taxation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Estate Planning, Trials. Mediation, Municipal, Telecommunication.
Admitted to the bar, 1977, Texas.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. American Jurisprudence Award, Estate Planning, 1977.
President, Class of 1977, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas (Member, Probate Code Revision Committee, 1988-1989).
College of the State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation is a Houston-based firm which traces it origins to 1921.
Located in The Coastal Tower in Greenway Plaza, the firm is convenient to both the downtown and the Galleria areas of Houston.
The firm"s practice involves most areas of a general civil practice, with particular emphasis on real estate, business law, and commercial litigation. Dow, Cogburn & Friedman, Professional Corporation represents hundreds of diverse clients, including New York Stock Exchange companies, major real estate developers, national banks, insurance companies, savings and loan associations, retail chain stores, investment firms, small businesses, and individuals.
Member: Houston and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Member, Probate Code Revision Committee, 1988-1989). College of the State Bar of Texas.
(Board Certified, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).