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Keith enjoys a diverse business litigation practice that includes intellectual property, environmental law, professional negligence, construction-related disputes and regulatory matters. His clients include utilities, hospitals, builders, engineers, architects, real estate brokers, manufacturers, inventors, developers, non-for-profit entities and other businesses. These clients range from Fortune 500 companies to emerging entrepreneurs. Keith provides experienced advocacy in court, and also utilizes that experience to counsel clients in drafting contracts and taking other prudent actions to stay out of court. Keith has extensive courtroom experience, having tried cases to verdict in both state and federal courts, as well as litigating numerous arbitrations and administrative proceedings. Prior to joining the firm Keith was an assistant attorney general with the State of Minnesota, representing the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Keith clerked for Chief Judge Donald P. Lay of the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and was President of the Minnesota Law Review. He is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee and serves on the Board of the Fund for the Legal Aid Society.
Keith’s recent representative cases include:
Carlson v. SALA Architects, Inc., 732 N.W.2d 324 (Minn. Ct. App. 2007)
Hidden Lakes Development, LP v. Allina Health System,
2004 WL 2203406 (D. Minn. 2004)
Rosenberg v. Heritage Renovations, LLC, 685 N.W.2d 320 (Minn. 2004)
Las Americas, Inc. v. AINDC, 2004 WL 2710061 (Minn. Ct. App.)
Bellboy Import Corp. v. Banghart, 2004 WL 2711052 (Minn. Ct. App.)
In re Application of City of Hutchinson, 2003 WL 22234703 (Minn. Ct. App.)
Drilias v. Capital City Partnership, 639 N.W.2d 801 (Wis. 2001)
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Member, Board of The Fund for The Legal Aid Societ
Co-Editor, Minnesota State District Court Civil Practice Deskbook (Minnesota
CLE 1st Ed. 2009)
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, University of Minnesota Law School, 1990
Editor in chief, Minnesota Law Review, 1989-1990
B.S., with distinction, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1982
ADMISSIONS
State of Minnesota, 1991
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2007
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2002 | 