PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Keith joined Mills Paskert Divers in 2004, and practices in the areas of business, construction, fidelity, and surety law and litigation.
Keith is board-certified by the Florida Bar in construction law. Keith regularly litigates matters throughout Alabama, Florida, and Georgia relating to contract, financial institution, and other surety bonds, as well as matters relating to construction defect and commercial crime policies.
Keith received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1998, majoring in History and Political Science. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 2001.
MEMBERSHIPS AND CERTIFICATIONS
The Alabama State Bar
The Florida Bar
The Georgia Bar
Gulfcoast Fidelity and Surety Institute
American Bar Association
- Fidelity and Surety Law Committee/TIPS
Atlanta Surety Claims Association
SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS
Recent Changes to Rule 26, Fed. R. Civ. P., Gulfcoast Fidelity and Surety Institute (June, 2011, Boca Grande, FL)
Who Can Recover, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Spring Meeting (June, 2011, Lake Geneva, WI)
Co-Author, Chapter II, THE LAW OF PAYMENT BONDS (2d Ed. 2011).
The Surety's Rights to Reimbursement and Recovery, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee, Spring Meeting (May, 2009, La Jolla, CA).
Co-Author, Chapter V, THE LAW OF PERFORMANCE BONDS (2d Ed. 2009) .
Summary Judgment for the Surety in Arbitration: Revisiting 'Georgia on My Mind', Insights, Winter, 2009.
Georgia on My Mind: The Surety's Limitations Defenses on Public Projects, Insights,
Winter, 2008.
Time Matters: Strict Interpretation of Statutory Notice Requirements, Insights,
Summer 2007.
The Surety's Back Yard: Tips for Venue Selection in Indemnity Actions, Insights,
Fall, 2006.
‘Walking the Line,' Under 713.23, Florida Statutes, The Hillsborough County Bar
Association LAWYER, June, 2006.
Expanded CGL Coverage for Defective Construction, Insights, Fall, 2005.
Case Summary: Professional Plastering, Inc. v. Bridgeport-Strasberg Joint Venture,
et al., Insights, Spring, 2005.
Raise High the Roofbeams: Asserting the Limitations Defense in Construction Defect
Cases," Insights, Spring, 2005.
"Spearin and the Subcontractor," Insights, Spring, 2004.