J Kenneth Harris

J Kenneth Harris

Attorney at Law

Haddon Heights
New Jersey
Licensed in
PA, NJ
Villanova University School of Law
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About
Accomplished business & estate planning attorney with an LLM in Tax & a client base comprised of closely held businesses & their owners, entrepreneurs & investors, municipal joint insurance funds, manufacturers, professional practices, & non-profit corporations. Skilled negotiator with a proven track record of successfully representing companies in sales & purchases, entity formation, corporate governance, tax & finance, commercial lending, contract negotiations, real estate matters, estate and business succession planning. Retired U.S. Navy Reserve JAGC officer with over 20 years of active duty & reserve… read more service.
Univ. of Virginia, BA, Villanova University, J.D. NYU, Law, LLM
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"Attorney J. Kenneth Harris is smart and wise. I recently consulted with him about a complicated inheritance matter where two brothers were inheriting a small estate consisting of real estate, cash and a life insurance policy (this was a different policy than the one insuring the deceased parent). Here's where things got complicated: The life insurance policy was "owned" by the estate, but insured one of the two brothers (the less well-off, starving artist-type.) This had happened because when the policy was established years earlier, the parents knew that the 2nd brother (a wealthy, money-obsessed business-type) was already set financially. When the last living parent finally passed, the wealthy brother insisted that the beneficiary of the policy (even though it insured the artist brother) be changed to include his children (that is the children of the wealthy business man). The alternative would be a small cash payment made to the business man's kids up front in exchange for the artist brother gaining full ownership of his life-insurance policy. (If it seems like extortion, I won't disagree. It is a little grotesque.) Given his expertise with both estate and insurance law, Mr. Harris was able to quickly and expertly lay out the different scenarios that could play out. Based on his advice, I was able to see the smartest solution -- the one with the least amount of potential land mines. What I particularly appreciated was Mr. Harris' life wisdom which accompanied his legal analysis. My situation is not yet resolved, but Mr. Harris' advice definitely put me at greater ease. I highly recommend Attorney "Ken" Harris -- he's smart, experienced and easy to talk to."

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"Ken has helped me setup two new companies. I needed a lawyer that could provide not only legal and tax advice, but also solid business advice. Ken's wealth of experience and knowledge in not only legal system but in tax law was very impressive. He was available when ever I needed and even attended a meeting at 1am. Ken ensured I understood all of the LLC legalese so I could make the necessary decisions. My company is flourishing and Ken continues to provide us with terrific legal and tax advice."


Posted on Dec 15, 2022
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"My wife and I are extremely pleased with our "Will and Estate"! Thanks To Ken's expert direction! He was courteous and answered all of our questions! Start to finish it only took a couple of weeks and now we have everything in order on the event our children need to access our files! I give Ken 10 stars out of 10 and highly recommend his services!"

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"I have been with Ken Harris for years. He recently handled a very unpleasant business situation. He was always professional, kept me well informed and the outcome was favorable for me."


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"Professional advice and prompt service My wife and I are extremely pleased with our "Will and Estate"! Thanks To Ken's expert direction! He was courteous and answered all of our questions! Start to finish it only took a couple of weeks and now we have everything in order on the event our children need to access our files! I give Ken 10 stars out of 10 and highly recommend his services! Jack S, Millville NJ"

Estate Planning
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"Top Notch Lawyer Ken has helped me setup two new companies. I needed a lawyer that could provide not only legal and tax advice, but also solid business advice. Ken's wealth of experience and knowledge in not only legal system but in tax law was very impressive. He was available when ever I needed and even attended a meeting at 1am. Ken ensured I understood all of the LLC legalese so I could make the necessary decisions. My company is flourishing and Ken continues to provide us with terrific legal and tax advice. Ray"

Entity Formation and Corporate Representation
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Work History

Harris Law Offices

Founder/Owner

Sep 1994 - Present

Accomplished attorney representing small and middle market businesses and entrepreneurs across a broad range of industries on matters such as sales & acquisitions, commercial loans, contract drafting & negotiation, business formation, joint venture agreements, estate planning, business & succession planning. Conceived & implemented Counsel on Call (r) a fixed fee legal advice plan for businesses.

Sep 1994 - Present

RBA ABL Group, L.P.

Co-Founder, Managing Partner & General Counsel

Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

Managing partner, co-founder & General Counsel for asset-based lending company with $50,000,000 line of credit. Negotiated and drafted non-recourse joint venture agreement for $50M with provider of warehouse line of credit; implemented compliance procedures to assure effectiveness of loan documents and priority of liens for credit facilities issued to borrowers

Jun 2006 - Dec 2007

White and Williams

Cousel

Sep 1990 - Sep 1994

Primary transactional attorney for NJ office of then 150 attorney Philadelphia based law firm. Provided general corporate advice, contract drafting & negotiation and corporate tax planning for various clients involved in business & commercial transactions and estate planning services.

Sep 1990 - Sep 1994

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