Kenneth A. Reich

As the founder of Kenneth Reich Law, LLC, in Boston, Massachusetts, Kenneth A. Reich focuses his practice on assisting clients in Massachusetts and nationwide, in the areas of environmental law, energy law and commercial leasing, including civil and administrative litigation in state and federal courts.  He is also a trained and certified (MA) Mediator.  His Of Counsel, Stephen Reich,  concentrates his practice in IP (copyrights and trademarks), including prosecution of marks, civil litigation and sending and defending of cease and desist letters.   Before forming his own firm in 2010, Mr. Reich spent a number of years in private practice with regional, national and international law firms, and seven years with the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney and then as an assistant chief of the Environmental Enforcement Section. While at the DOJ, Mr. Reich handled and supervised environmental litigation across the nation.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University, Mr. Reich attended Harvard Law School (J.D. cum laude).  He is admitted to practice law before the state courts of Massachusetts, the District of Columbia, Maryland (inactive status) and  Montana (inactive status) as well as before a number of federal trial and appellate courts. In addition to being a Mediator, Mr. Reich was a former member of the American Arbitration Association’s Commercial Arbitration Panel.  He has been an appointed member of the Massachusetts Bar Association  Dispute Resolution Council from 2019 to the present.  

Mr. Reich has represented clients in Superfund cases brought by the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental lawsuits or administrative proceedings brought by state and federal agencies, as well as in private Superfund cases and other environmental disputes.  He has argued a number of cases in the federal circuit courts of appeal.  He regularly provides pro bono representation in the areas of housing and consumer issues and was a long-time board member of the Voluntary Lawyers Program of the Boston Bar Assn.