Respected as a formidable advocate in any forum, Keith is an experienced and exceptional courtroom attorney.
Overview
An accomplished trial attorney, Keith enjoys a diverse litigation practice in business and commercial litigation, including all kinds of contract and commercial disputes, regulatory compliance litigation, environmental law, professional negligence defense and banking litigation.
Keith has extensive first-chair courtroom experience, having successfully tried many cases to verdict in both state and federal courts across the country over a thirty-five year career. He also has extensive experience litigating arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Keith's litigation experience informs his advice and counsel to clients on the transactional side, in negotiating contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance and taking other prudent actions to stay out of court.
Experience
Keith’ litigation success includes:
Successfully defending a national bank in a $1 billion Ponzi-scheme case after a month-long trial and subsequent appeal.
Successfully represented the beneficiary of a $75 million charitable trust in a dispute over control of the trust, winning at trial and defending the judgment in the 7th Circuit.
Winning a groundbreaking decision in the Minnesota Supreme Court invalidating the Ponzi scheme presumption and clarifying Minnesota fraudulent conveyance law.
Keith was an assistant attorney general with the State of Minnesota, representing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. He also was a law clerk for Chief Judge Donald P. Lay of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
News & Insights
News
Publications
Co-Editor, Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook (Minnesota Continuing Legal Education)
Recognitions
Recognitions
Ramsey County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 2019
Honored with the Hennepin County Bar Association's Pro Bono Publico Award in recognition of his dedication to providing pro bono legal services, 2011
Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers, 2014 - 2019
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list, 2009-2026
Professional & Civic Activities
Professional & Civic Activities
The Fund for the Legal Aid Society, Former Board Chair
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1990
- Minnesota Law Review, President, 1989–1990
University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S., with distinction, 1982
