About Attorney Kie Westby

Attorney Kie Westby has over forty years of legal experience. He has practiced law in Connecticut since October, 1979. In January, 1990 he formed his own law firm in Thomaston and has remained in the same location for thirty years. He graduated from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut with Honors in 1973 and received his J.D. degree from Cumberland Law School in Birmingham, Alabama in 1979. Kie resides in Southbury with his wife, the Reverend Laura Westby. They have two daughters, and one granddaughter.

Kie’s three areas of legal practice include Personal Injury, Real Estate Transactions, and Wills and Estate Planning. He and his small, dedicated, and experienced staff make the legal process easier and more accessible to clients. The practice has been endorsed by the Better Business Bureau.

Kie has been an active presence in the Thomaston community and beyond, serving on several local boards and commissions. During the 1980’s Kie served on the Thomaston Board of Education and during the late 1990’s he served on the Thomaston Planning and Zoning Commission.

In addition, Kie has been an active Rotarian since 1983, and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by his local Thomaston Rotary Club in 2001. He has been the Chairman of his Rotary Club’s charity golf tournament for twenty years, which has raised over $270,000 for community projects and scholarships for Thomaston residents. In 2019, he instituted a charity golf tournament at Kensington Congregational Church, where he attends regularly.

Kie served in the Marine Corp Reserve from January 1976 to May 2000. He enlisted in the Marine Corp as a private and eventually received a commission, a JAG Certification, and reached the rank of Major. He was a Desert Storm Volunteer, and received an Honorable Discharge from the Marine Corp in 2000.

Kie’s practice is located at 50 Union Street in Thomaston, CT right off Main Street, with easy access to Route 8. The practice can be reached by telephone at (860) 283-8294, by fax at (860) 283-8296, or by email kie@snet.net.