Background
Brooten, Kenneth Edward was born on October 17, 1942 in Kirkland, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Kenneth Edward Senior and Sadie Josephine (Assad) Brooten.
Brooten, Kenneth Edward was born on October 17, 1942 in Kirkland, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Kenneth Edward Senior and Sadie Josephine (Assad) Brooten.
Diploma, Lewis School Hotel, Restaurant and Club Management, Washington, 1963; student, University Maryland., 1964-1966; Associate of Arts, Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida, 1969; Bachelor of Science in Journalism with highest honors, U. Florida, 1971; Master of Arts in Journalism and Communications with highest honors, U. Florida, 1972; Juris Doctor with honors, U. Florida, 1975; law student, University Idaho, 1972-1973; diploma in international law, Polish Academy Sciences, Warsaw, 1974; postgraduate, Cambridge (England) University, England, 1974.
Assistant to several congressmen, United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1962-1967; administrative assistant, VA Center Office, Washington, 1967; administrative officer, Veterans Administration Hospital., Gainesville, Florida, 1967-1972; partner, Carter & Brooten, P.A., Gainesville, Florida, 1975-1978; partner, Brooten & Fleisher, Chartered, Washington and Gainesville, Florida, 1978-1980; private practice,, Washington and Gainesville, 1980-1986; private practice,, Washington, 1987-1988; private practice,, Washington and Orlando, Florida, 1988-1991; private practice,, Washington and Winter Park, Florida, since 1991. Permanent special counsel, acting chief counsel, director Select Committee Assassinations United States House of Representatives, 1976-1977. Counsel Her Majesty's Government of United Kingdom (in the United States).
Served with United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1960-1968. Member Florida Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, American College Legal Medicine, Sigma Delta Chi.
Married Patricia Anne Folsom, August 29, 1965 (divorced April 1986). Children: Michelle Catherine, Justin Kenneth.