McKeen & Associates, P.C. (www.mckeenassociates.com)
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McKeen, a Northville, Mich. resident, has become one of the foremost medical malpractice attorneys in the Midwest. McKeen focuses his practice primarily on birthing injuries, traumatic birth and wrongful death cases. He currently sits on the executive board of the Michigan Association of Justice (MAJ) and the board of governors of the American Association of Justice (AAJ).
Since 2001, McKeen & Associates has generated some of the top verdict awards in Michigan, including securing the state’s largest medical malpractice verdict on record in 2001, when a jury rendered a verdict award of $55 million. He and his firm also recently won a $22 million verdict in Wisconsin, a $2.5 million award in Utah and a $1.7 million award in Iowa.
He earned his Bachelor of Science from Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Mich. in 1978 and his Juris Doctor from the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Mich. in 1982. McKeen was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1982.
