Atty. Dennis Bert Keene
Dennis Keene is an AV® Preeminentš rated partner who represents corporations and individuals in tort-based litigation with an emphasis in product liability and trucking law. His diverse client base ranges from international manufacturers and national motor carriers to regional carriers and local businesses.
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Dennis Bert Keene is a Partner based in Savannah, Georgia, practicing at Bouhan Falligant LLP. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Their practice focuses on product liability and adr. Admitted to practice in Florida (1993) and Georgia (1999). Educated at University of Miami School of Law (J.D., 1993) and Syracuse University (B.A. Economics, 1990). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of American Bar AssociationState Bar of GeorgiaThe Florida BarSavannah Bar AssociationTransportation Lawyers Association (TLA)Defense Research Institute. Serands clients in Savannah, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dennis Keene is an AV® Preeminentš rated partner who represents corporations and individuals in tort-based litigation with an emphasis in product liability and trucking law
- His diverse client base ranges from international manufacturers and national motor carriers to regional carriers and local businesses
- Keene gained extensive trial experience as a judge advocate in the U.S
- Army and continues to use these trial skills as a civil practitioner, having litigated and tried a number of lawsuits in Georgia
- He is also a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution and has mediated a number of personal injury, business, and interpersonal disputes.Keene is a member of the State Bars of Florida and Georgia and is admitted to practice in all Florida and Georgia state courts, the U.S
- District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of Georgia, and the Middle District of Florida, as well as the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- He has also been admitted on a pro hac basis in a number of jurisdictions.Keene is a member of the American Bar Association, where he serves as a vice chair on its Trial Techniques Committee
- the Savannah Bar Association, where he serves on the Bar Grievance and Bench & Bar Committees
- and the Defense Research Institute, where he is a member of the Product Liability Committee
- He is also an attorney coach for the Georgia High School Mock Trial Program, which recognized him as the 2011 Outstanding Attorney Coach for his region.Keene received his B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1990 and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law in 1993
- While at Syracuse, Keene was a member of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
- He was named the recipient of the General Meyer Leadership Award and, upon graduation, was deemed a Distinguished Military Graduate
- He was also Phi Beta Kappa
- At the University of Miami, Keene served as an articles and comments editor for the school's Business Law Journal and co-chaired the Student Bar Association's Law-Related Education Program.After law school, Keene completed the U.S
- Army Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps Officer Basic Course, where he made the Commandant's List by graduating in the top 12 in his class
- He served on active duty in the U.S
- Army from 1993 to 1999, holding various legal positions, including government contract attorney, procurement fraud advisor, prosecutor, and criminal defense attorney
- As a prosecutor and defense attorney, he served as lead counsel in more than 75 courts-martial.Keene is married and has two children in high school
- He is a parishioner at St. James Catholic Church in Savannah and a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus
- He is very active in his children's school, Savannah Country Day School, where he has served as an attorney coach for the mock trial team for eleven years, chaired the school's Annual Fund campaign, and served a term on the board of trustees
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Savannah are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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