Kenneth Canfield's Email & Phone

KENNETH S. CANFIELD Ken Canfield founded the firm with Bob Shields and Everette Doffermyre. He is currently active in all areas of the firm's practice. Mr. Canfield was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1952 and grew up in the Philadelphia area and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He received his undergraduate education at Dartmouth College, summa cum laude, and legal education at Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal. In 1977, Mr. Canfield became a law clerk to federal judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr. in Montgomery, Alabama. He then joined the Carter Administration, serving as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General in the Justice Department and to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. From 1981 through 1985, Mr. Canfield practiced law in Denver, Colorado with the firm of Haddon, Morgan & Foreman. He then joined the Atlanta firm now known as Kilpatrick Stockton until leaving in 1988 to start his own firm. The major focus of Mr. Canfield's practice is complex civil litigation, particularly class actions, personal injury cases, and business disputes. He has been appointed as lead counsel or a member of plaintiffs' steering committees in class actions and federal multi-district litigation proceedings involving a wide range of subject areas, including ERISA, RICO, products liability, consumer fraud, and insurance practices. He has also represented plaintiffs in numerous constitutional, civil rights, and election cases. In April, 1999, Mr. Canfield was appointed by the state's governor to the Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, which screens applicants for state judgeships. He served until January, 2003. He has also sat on committees screening applicants to the federal bench. Mr. Canfield is recognized in Best Lawyers in America, has been named a "Georgia Superlawyer" by Atlanta Magazine, and is listed in the Chambers and Partners guide to "America's leading lawyers for business." The 2007 edition of the guide hails Mr. Canfield as a "great trial lawyer and strategist." Mr. Canfield is a past president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, a past director of the Atlanta College of Trial Advocacy, a past member of the executive committee of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, and a contributing author of the Georgia Trial Practice Manual. He is a frequent lecturer on legal topics. Among other forums, he has spoken before the American Bar Association, the American Medical Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association. He is a Master of the Lumpkin Inn of Court. RELATED NEWS February 5, 2011 Ken Canfield speaks on class actions at Wyoming Seminar October, 2010 Four firm lawyers listed in 2011 Edition of Best Lawyers in America June, 2010 Firm and lawyers listed in 2010 edition of Chambers USA's Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business October, 2009 Firm and four lawyers recognized as top litigators September 12, 2009 Firm hosts roundtable discussion about the economics of law practice August, 2009 Firm lawyers selected for Best Lawyers in America March 26, 2009 Ken Canfield speaks at ICLE seminar on Wrongful Foreclosure and Other Consumer Finance Claims February 21, 2008 Firm lawyers named as 2008 "Georgia SuperLawyers" February, 2008 Firm named in Benchmark guide to America's leading litigation lawyers October 25, 2007 Ken Canfield speaks at ICLE Expert Witness Seminar October 12, 2007 Ken Canfield speaks at ICLE Class Action Seminar August 10, 2007 Ken Canfield speaks at GTLA Auto Torts Seminar July 12, 2007 Firm receives award from Georgia ACORN July, 2007 Firm listed by Chambers and Partners as one of "America's Leading Law Firms for Business" in its 2007 guide April 30, 2007 Settlement reached in doctors' national class action against Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans April 13, 2007 Gallagher settlement preliminarily approved in brokerage litigation February 16, 2007 Court approves Zurich settlement in brokerage litigation February, 2007 Firm lawyers named to Atlanta Magazine list of 2007 Georgia SuperLawyers January, 2007 Firm lawyers listed in 2007 Best Lawyers in America December 20, 2006 Ralph Knowles and Ken Canfield featured for work in Supreme Court election October 6, 2006 Ken Canfield speaks at ICLE's "Class Actions" seminar September 30, 2006 Ken Canfield argues case as part of Georgia Court of Appeals' centennial celebration April 27, 2006 Firm lawyer honored by Georgia Trial Lawyers Association February 25, 2006 Ken Canfield speaks to Dartmouth Lawyers Association in Snowmass, Colorado February, 2006 Settlement with Humana approved in Managed Care Litigation November 4, 2005 Ken Canfield appears at UGA Media Conference July, 2005 Settlement of national class action approved in fair credit case March, 2004 Firm lawyers named to Atlanta Magazine list of "Georgia Super Lawyers 2004"