Keegan J. Shea

Experience

Business Torts

• Second-chaired an eight-day arbitration evidentiary hearing and defeated claims asserted by 50/50 shareholder alleging breach of fiduciary duty and improper use of company funds by client shareholder.
• Assisted in drafting winning appellate brief affirming judgment against controlling members of real estate development company for breach of fiduciary duty and misuse of company funds, affirming seven-figure judgment and divesting controlling members of ownership interests in favor of clients.

Insurance Disputes

• Successfully resolved seven-figure claim brought by out-of-network provider against health insurer asserting claims for underpayment on hundreds of health insurance claims.
• Successfully resolved claim relating to payment of accidental death life insurance benefits prior to commencement of litigation.
• Successfully resolved multiple ERISA claims in mediation.
• Successfully negotiated dismissal of contract claims brought by employer against health insurance company after moving for summary judgment on behalf of health insurance company.
• Drafted winning dispositive motion and delivered oral argument to defeat claim for breach of life insurance contract seeking payment of insurance proceeds.

Real Estate and Zoning Disputes

• Appeared before planning and zoning commissions and county boards throughout Missouri and Illinois to object to the construction of competing cell towers.
• Second-chaired a three-day arbitration to determine the fair market value of commercial property taken via eminent domain.
• Drafted multiple winning dispositive motions in real estate disputes, including defeat of prior-recorded mortgage lien in favor of insured lender, defeat of claims seeking to set aside property deeds in favor of insured property owner, and defeat of claims seeking to set aside insured lender's mortgage interest based on third-party fraud allegations.
• Drafted winning appellate brief confirming validity of foreclosure sale and curing title despite third-party fraud allegations.
• Successfully protected client's real property from bankruptcy trustee seeking title based on typographical error in vesting deeds.

Recognitions

Professional & Civic Activities