David Keel Email & Phone Number

United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

· Legal counsel for contractors, engineers, architects, suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, insurers, sureties, and various other corporate entities in corporate transactional matters and civil litigation. · First chaired non-jury trials as both plaintiff and defense counsel on behalf of multimillion dollar companies.· Prepare pleadings, discovery and motions on litigation cases.· Participate in mediations, depositions and settlement negotiations.· Argue discovery motions, pretrial motions and other evidentiary hearings. · Defend clients against complaints levied by the Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). · Defend contractors with licensing complaints before the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) and various local licensing boards.· Draft pre-lien/bond notices, claim of liens and bond notices of non-payment. · Transactional practice includes: general corporate and commercial transactional work; contract review, drafting, and negotiation; AIA contract review and negotiations; supplier and manufacturer contracts; government procurement; bid protest; corporate compliance and governance; federal/state law regulatory compliance; employment contracts; restrictive covenants; non-disclosure and separation agreements; employee handbooks and related employment matters.· Work collaboratively with corporate officers, directors, and business units to achieve business goals.

Tampa, Florida, United States

·Manage clients expectations and remedy client complaints alleged against attorneys. ·Manage a team of business development and marketing professionals tasked with strategically growing the firm. ·Manage attorneys in multiple states to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Birmingham, Alabama

• First chaired 40+ non-jury trials.• First chaired three felony jury trials. Second chaired four felony jury trials, including child sex and armed robbery trials.• Argued numerous pre-trial motions. • Argued preliminary, bond, and revocation hearings daily. • Handled caseload of over 300 misdemeanor and felony cases per month, including negotiating settlements and preparing discovery. • Managed and prepared drug trafficking, murder and sex abuse cases for trial

Birmingham, Alabama Area

• Defended a multi-national corporation against an anti-trust action brought by the SEC.• Reviewed and analyzed corporate documents to ensure privileged information was not disclosed pursuant to ongoing discovery requests.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Activities and Societies: Environmental Law Society, Street Law, Public Interest and Community Service Organization, Habitat for Humanity.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Finance

Activities and Societies: Executive Society, Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Pi, Financial Management Association Honor Society, Real Estate.