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KEN KEECHL Democrat for Broward County Commission District 4 Environmentally Sensitive - Business Friendly - Fiscally Conservative Ken Keechl, Democratic candidate for reelection to the Broward County Commission in District 4, is a native Floridian who has spent his career protecting the rights and values of the residents of Fort Lauderdale. Since taking office in November 2006, Ken has been active in his duties as Commissioner and was elected Mayor of Broward County in November 2009. Constituent service, community availability and doing whatever is best for Broward County has made him the well-respected Commissioner that he is today. In his official capacity, Ken has served on the Airport Task Force; Broward Alliance; as Co-Chair of the Public Safety Coordinating Council Advisory Board; the Transportation Management Association (Downtown Fort Lauderdale TMA); the HIV Planning Council; and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Commissioner Keechl enjoys spending time in the community with his constituents. He attends homeowner association meetings throughout the District, as well as special events, openings and other events where he listens to citizens’ input and feels the pulse of his District. Born in October, 1962 on Eglin Air Force in Florida’s Panhandle to Clewiston natives NCO (non-commissioned officer) Henry and Jeanette Keechl, Ken and his family spent time in Texas, California, New Jersey, and Japan before settling down in South Florida in the late 1970s. Ken graduated from South Dade High School in 1980. After spending one year on an academic scholarship at Miami-Dade Community College, he enrolled at Florida State University. Ken put himself through school, working an on-campus job supplemented by Pell Grants and scholarships. He graduated cum laude in 1984 with a BS in History, and repeated that success by graduating cum laude from FSU Law School in 1987, where he also served as an editor of the law review. Ken passed the Florida bar in 1987. Upon graduation, Ken settled in Broward County and began his career at the law firm of Brinkley McNerney. Ken quickly rose through the ranks, from Associate in 1987, to partner in 1993, and ultimately to equity partner in 1996. During his tenure on the management committee, the firm tripled in size. Ken built the firm’s commercial litigation and land use litigation practices. He served the residents of the City of Plantation for 14 years as Assistant City Attorney, where he fought over-development. Ken defended the city from developers attempting to take over Plantation Golf Course and other parks to turn green spaces into high-end housing. He also represented the City of Wellington. Ken joined the firm of KOPELOWITZ OSTROW Ferguson Weiselberg Keechl in February of 2009. Ken’s new firm is directly across the street from the County Governmental Center, making it easy to be accessible to his constituents. Ken’s community interests connected with his legal practice, as he served on the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the Florida Bar, focusing on civil rights issues, including those facing minorities, the elderly, and the disabled. He also was a volunteer attorney for Broward Lawyers Care, representing pro bono clients who cannot afford legal counsel. According to the authoritative Martindale-Hubble legal credentialing service, Ken holds an AV rating by his peers (“A”: Very High to Preeminent for Legal Ability; “V”: Very High for Ethical Standards). Ken and his partner of fourteen years, Realtor Ted Adcock, became members of the Coral Ridge Homeowners Association when they moved into that neighborhood in 1998. Among Ken’s many other community activities, he is a contributor to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County; a contributor to HOMES, Inc., which focuses on providing workforce housing in Broward County; a member of the Oakland Park-Wilton Manors Chamber of Commerce; and a member of the Founders Circle of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida. |
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