Don Keenan
The Keenan Law Firm
Don Keenan is a medical malpractice, wrongful death and product liability trial lawyer with The Keenan Law Firm in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
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Contact
Ste. 103, Box 339
Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 32459
Don C. Keenan is a trial attorney with The Keenan Law Firm who has spent four decades on catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases, with a focus on children injured through medical negligence, products liability and premises liability. The firm maintains offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and on Florida’s Emerald Coast.
According to the firm, Keenan has secured more than 381 verdicts and settlements over $1 million, including 15 over $10 million and one over $100 million, and has handled cases in 47 states and on three continents. He describes his approach as the One-Third Solution: one-third litigating the case, one-third public awareness about prevention and one-third pushing for regulations and legislation.
Keenan handled the Kathy Jo Taylor case, which the firm describes as the first in U.S. history to establish due process rights for foster children, and the case of Terrell Peterson, an abused foster child. He became the youngest national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates in 1992 and national president of the Inner Circle of Advocates in 1997. The State Bar of Georgia gave him the Chief Justice Award for Civility and Professionalism in 1999.
Experience and Expertise
Practice Areas
- American Board of Trial Advocates (National President, 1992)
- Inner Circle of Advocates (National President, 1997)
- National Judicial College (Advisory Committee)
- Chief Justice Award for Civility and Professionalism (1999)
- Tradition of Excellence Award, State Bar of Georgia (2008)
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2007)
- Career Achievement Award for Public Policy and Child Advocacy, Emory University
- Trial Lawyer of the Year (1990, 1992)
- Top 100 Irish Americans, Irish America Magazine (seven-time recipient)
- Kathy Jo Taylor Case: Don Keenan handled the 1980s U.S. Supreme Court case of Kathy Jo Taylor, which his firm describes as the first case in U.S. history to establish due process rights for foster children.
- Terrell Peterson Case: Keenan handled the late-1999 case of Terrell Peterson, an abused foster child. The case resulted in significant changes in the rights of children in state custody.
- 2006 Jury Verdict for Abused Child: In 2006 Keenan obtained what his firm describes as the largest U.S. jury verdict on behalf of an abused child.
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