Ken Masters

For over 30 years, Ken has handled hundreds of civil appeals in every state and federal appellate court in Washington. He is very honored to be a Fellow of this Academy, and a Sustaining Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

Ken’s peers selected him as a “Top 10 Super Lawyer” in Washington State from 2017 to 2024, ranking him “No. 1” in 2019. He was named Seattle appellate Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in 2022, and previously received a Lifetime Achievement Award due to his “Top 100” rankings by various groups for over 15 years.

Ken is particularly proud to have appeared on the Washington State Supreme Court’s Honor Roll (for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono service in a year) every year since 2004. He is also a frequent chair and/or presenter for appellate CLEs, is a contributing editor of the Washington Appellate Practice Deskbook, and extensively revised its appellate-briefing chapter.

Ken is a past President and Trustee of the Washington State Bar Foundation and previously served on the State Bar’s Board of Governors (2012-2015) and was unanimously elected Treasurer for 2014 – 2015. Ken has also chaired numerous committees for various Bars for over 20 years. He has also served on numerous nonprofit boards.

In his community, Ken has served on several non-profit boards. He formerly worked as a professional musician for about 10 years, and still plays jazz guitar for the joy of it, as time permits. In 2015, he was honored to perform in the premier jazz festival in the Northwest, the Earshot Jazz Festival.

Ken’s most happy achievement was convincing his wife, attorney Kara R. Masters, to join her practice with Masters Law Group, PLLC, as Of Counsel.