Atty. Robert J. "Bob" Keach
Bob is an experienced, widely respected bankruptcy practitioner practicing in the area of bankruptcy, reorganization, and workouts. Bob’s practice focuses on the representation of various parties in workouts and bankruptcy cases, including debtors, creditors, creditors committees, lessors and third parties acquiring troubled companies and/or their assets.
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Robert J. "Bob" Keach is a bankruptcy attorney based in Portland, Maine, practicing at Verrill. Educated at University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1980) and University of Vermont (BA, 1977). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus: (2026). Serands clients in Portland, ME and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Bob is an experienced, widely respected bankruptcy practitioner practicing in the area of bankruptcy, reorganization, and workouts
- Bob’s practice focuses on the representation of various parties in workouts and bankruptcy cases, including debtors, creditors, creditors committees, lessors and third parties acquiring troubled companies and/or their assets
- Bob has appeared before the bankruptcy courts in the Districts of New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Delaware, the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, among others
- Bob regularly appears as a panelist on national bankruptcy, lender liability and creditors’ rights programs, and is the author of several articles on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights appearing in the ABI Law Review, Commercial Law Journal and ABI Journal, among other publications
- Bob is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Maine and Massachusetts, as well as the First, Second, Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States
- As detailed below, Bob has served as a court-appointed fee examiner and has been designated an expert witness on fee-related matters in several cases
- Bob has also served as a chapter 11 trustee and has represented court-appointed receivers in matters before state courts, including the Delaware Chancery Court
- Bob is an Adjunct Professor (Cross-Border Insolvency; Business Bankruptcy) at Boston College Law School
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Why local counsel matters in Maine
Practicing law in Maine. Legal matters in Maine are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Portland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Maine state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Maine 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 Maine courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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