Kenneth Chaiken was born in Falls Church, Virginia on October 28, 1963. He attended the University of Florida, where he graduated in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He returned to the Washington, D.C. area and attended the National Law Center at George Washington University. He graduated from law school in 1988, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence at that time. Kenneth is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Bar of the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Bars of the United States District Courts for Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association, the Dallas Bar Foundation, and the American Association for Justice.

Kenneth came to Dallas after graduating from law school, beginning his practice in the local office of a large, national law firm, where he concentrated his practice in the area of business and commercial litigation, and real estate transactions. After several years at a mid-size Dallas firm, where his practice evolved into a true general civil trial practice, he decided to leave the traditional law firm environment, and to venture out on his own, eventually forming Chaiken & Chaiken, P.C. with his brother, thereby fulfilling a long time family "dream" (which some might call a nightmare) of having a family business! Kenneth is, of course, the oldest of the Chaiken brothers.

Kenneth limits his practice to complex civil litigation matters. He is regularly involved in cases of all varieties. He represents individuals, families and businesses. He has successfully defended clients against non-meritorious multi-million dollar claims and he has successfully helped his clients recover multiple millions of dollars in cases he has prosecuted for them. Throughout his career as a trial lawyer, Kenneth has had the unique experience of litigating and trying complex cases in venues across Texas and across the U.S. He has won many cases on behalf of Plaintiffs and Defendants alike. Some of his more notable cases have included the following successes:

In recognition of his creative and aggressive style as a trial lawyer, Kenneth is frequently invited to speak on the topic of trial practice and strategy at attorney seminars throughout the country. Kenneth is a member of The Board of Trustees of the Parish Episcopal School and the founder of its youth lacrosse program. He is involved in numerous philanthropic activities and is particularly proud of his association with Dallas' Interfaith Housing Coalition, and his family and friends' grass-roots efforts in assisting hundreds of Hurricane Katrina evacuees in finding safe housing in Dallas, and providing them with move-in essentials for life's daily necessities we all take for granted.