Biography

Mr. McKeeman is a partner in Seyfarth Shaw LLP's San Francisco office and Vice Chairman of the Litigation Practice Group. As a member of the Litigation Practice Group he specializes in transactional and litigation matters involving construction law; real estate and complex commercial matters.

Mr. McKeeman has significant experience in representing public and private owners, contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, and design professionals in construction disputes.  Mr. McKeeman's knowledge of the construction industry is bolstered by several years of field experience in which he participated in the construction of large commercial and multi-dwelling residential structures.  He also aids contractors, subcontractors, and material suppliers in contract drafting, contract negotiation, contract interpretation, differing site conditions, extra work, changes, payment disputes, design defects, construction defects, and delay and other impact claims.  His practice includes both private and public construction projects.

Mr. McKeeman has worked on a wide-variety of projects, including commercial structures, hospitals, high-rise office buildings, condominiums, apartments, single-family residences, jails, justice centers, earthwork projects, amusement parks, parking structures, golf courses, and educational facilities.

When disputes arise, Mr. McKeeman assists clients with claim preparation, arbitration, mediation, debt collection, and preparing and pursuing mechanics’ lien and stop notice remedies.  He also advises clients about alternative dispute resolution procedures that offer viable alternatives to expensive and prolonged litigation.

Mr. McKeeman assists clients with real estate transactions.  These transactions include real property acquisition, development, and disposition, compliance with building regulations and codes, commercial leasing, eminent domain actions, license agreements, and real property exchanges.  Mr. McKeeman’s clients include both private and public entities.

Mr. McKeeman also represents clients in complex, multi-party civil litigation matters involving complex commercial disputes, unfair business practices, trade secret disputes, products liability, premises liability, and personal injury.

Education

J.D., Santa Clara University, magna cum laude (1994)

Merit Scholar

B.S., University of California, Berkeley, with honors (1991)

Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Berkeley Alumni Scholar

Admissions

• California

Courts

• U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Northern Districts of California