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Keith Swisher focuses his practice on criminal defense, legal ethics/professional liability, and appeals. Keith recently returned to the firm after earning his Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree, with emphases in criminal law and legal ethics, from Harvard Law School. Before joining Osborn Maledon, Keith was a judicial clerk for the Honorable William C. Canby, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Keith graduated Order of the Coif and first in his class from Arizona State University College of Law. Upon graduation, Keith received the John S. Armstrong Law Prize, an award selected by the faculty for the most outstanding law graduate. During law school, Keith served as an Editor for the Arizona State Law Journal and was published. He also worked with the United States Attorney's Office, Criminal Division, Arizona Justice Project, and the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit.
Keith balances a busy law practice with spending time with his family, friends, and new wife, Jenifer. He also plays guitar and drums.
Education
LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2007
J.D., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 2004; Arizona State Law Journal, Note, Comment, & Legislative Review Editor
B.S., summa cum laude, Arizona State University, 2001
Clerkships
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Judge William C. Canby, Jr., 2004-2005
Professional Recognitions and Awards
Chief Judge Mary Schroeder Award (Federal Bar Association)
John S. Armstrong Award
Practice Areas
Appellate
Criminal Defense
Litigation
Bar Admissions
Arizona, 2004
Court Admissions
Arizona Supreme Court, 2004
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, 2005
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2005
Professional Activities
Arizona Attorney, Editorial Board
Publications and Presentations
The Moral Judge, 56 Drake L. Rev. (forthcoming 2008) (symposium issue cosponsored by the American Judicature Society)
The Troubling Rise of the Legal Profession's "Good" Moral Character, 82 St. John's L. Rev. (forthcoming 2008)
The Modern Movement of Vindicating Violations of Criminal Defendants' Rights Through Judicial Discipline, 13 Wash. & Lee J. Civil Rts. & Soc. Just. (forthcoming 2008)
The Unethical Judicial Ethics of Instrumentalism and Detachment in American Legal Thought, 43 Willamette L. Rev. 577 (2007)
Co-author (Mark I. Harrison, Sara S. Greene, Keith Swisher & Meghan H. Grabel), On the Validity and Vitality of Arizona's Judicial Merit Selection System: Past, Present, and Future, 34 Fordham Urb. L.J. 239 (2007)
Note, The Limits of Rule 408 After Hernandez, 35 Ariz. St. L.J. 1437 (2003)
Co-author (Thomas L. Hudson), Common Traps in Making the Record for Appeal, A.B.A. PP&D [Pretrial Practice & Discovery], Summer 2006
Criminal Justice Seminar: The Justice Project Spreads into the Law School Curriculum, The Defender, August 2004
Co-presenter (H. Sally Yen), Harvard Law School Graduate Program, Legal Ethics in the United States and Taiwan: Controversial Topics (May 15, 2007)
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