Kenneth R. Kohlberg is a broadly experienced trial and appellate attorney focusing primarily on medical licensure regulation, physician employment, credentialing and peer review, and professional licensing issues for healthcare providers of all kinds. In addition to having tried many difficult cases to verdict, Ken has published several law review articles regarding healthcare litigation, testified in public hearings before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary and the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, and earned a Masters Degree in Public Health.
Publications
- “Medical Licensure Regulation: The New Era of Discipline,” 105 Massachusetts Law Review 84 (2025)
- “Professional Licensure Litigation: Time for a Statute of Limitations?,” Massachusetts Lawyers Journal (November/December 2017)
- “Massachusetts Superior Court Decision Recognizes Claim against Hospital for Negligent Credentialing,” HMDRS (April 2013)
- “Modern Reflections on Charitable Immunity,” 89 Massachusetts Law Review 163 (2006)
- “The Medical Peer Review Privilege: A Linchpin for Patient Safety Measures,” 86 Massachusetts Law Review 157 (2002)
- “Physicians as Public Employees: Revisiting the Immunity Issue,” 83 Massachusetts Law Review 71 (1998)
- “Constitutional Law – United States Supreme Court Finds NCAA Not State Actor Under Fourteenth Amendment – National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Tarkanian,” 23 Suffolk University Law Review 1124 (1989)
- “Equitable Remedies – Daily Civil Contempt Sanctions Enforce Compliance With Court Orders – City of Providence v. Kalian,” 23 Suffolk University Law Review 530 (1989)
- “Taxation – Court Finds Discrimination In Property Tax Assessment – Picerne v. DiPrete,” 23 Suffolk University Law Review 534 (1989)
- “SJC Decision Gives Support to Patient Safety Measures,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (April 11, 2005)
- “Understanding the Medical Peer Review Privilege,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (February 9, 1998)
Public Testimony
- “Licensing and the Practice of Medicine” – Testified at public hearing before Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine regarding “moral character” criteria in state regulations (May 2017)
- “Disciplinary Proceedings for Physicians” – Testified at public hearing before Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine regarding state regulations involving “summary suspension” of medical licenses (March 2017)
- “Liability Limitations of Charitable Organizations” – Testified at public hearing before Massachusetts Joint Committee on the Judiciary regarding proposed amendments to state statute involving “charitable cap” on damages (March 2006)
Speaking Engagements
- Co-Chair/Faculty Speaker, “Directors & Officers Insurance Tips for Nonprofits and Charitable Immunity Issues,” Boston Bar Association (April 2014)
- Co-Chair/Faculty Speaker, “New Rules for Medical Malpractice Litigation under the Health Care Payment Reform Act,” Boston Bar Association (June 2013)
- Faculty Speaker, “Young Physicians Professional Development and Financial Planning Workshop,” Massachusetts Medical Society (January 2011)
Education
- Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, Master of Public Health with concentration in Health Policy and Management
- Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude; Comment Editor, Suffolk University Law Review; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Cum Laude
Community Involvement
- Arlington Board of Health Commission, Arlington, MA, Member (2012 – 2021)
- Arlington Soccer Club, Arlington, MA, Member, Board of Directors (2005-2013)