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M J Keefe

M.J. Keefe,  Partner
5100 Indian School Rd. NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
 
Telephone:  (505) 244-3861
                    (800) 781-1966


M.J. Keefe was born on July 11, 1956 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.  He was raised in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.  After graduating from T.C. Williams High School in 1974 (Remember the Titans) he attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in State University in Blacksburg, Virginia and received a Bachelor's of Science in Marketing in 1979.  After a few years working in Washington, D.C. for different lobbying organizations he attended Vanderbilt University School of Law, graduating with a Juris Doctorate in 1985.  Mr. Keefe was admitted to Pennsylvania bar in 1986, and to New Mexico bar in 1988.
 
 
From October 1988 through December 2000, Mr. Keefe operated as a sole practitioner, practicing primarily in the areas of personal injury and insurance law, including employee benefit law.  M.J. has practiced before the Federal District Court for the District of New Mexico and the state courts throughout the State of New Mexico.
 
 
Mr. Keefe has pursued actively a practice which incorporates pro bono legal services.  He has been a monthly participant in the domestic violence legal resources help line; as an insurance law advisor to the AIDS legal panel; and other individuals and entities.
 
 
The practice of Mr. Keefe involves handling individual and small business claims against insurance companies, for personal injury, disability benefits, fire, theft, life and casualty claims of homeowners and businesses.
 
 
"Getting justice for our clients is our goal.  However, when money can't fully compensate for our clients' physical and emotional damages, we make those responsible accountable."
-M.J. Keefe
 
 
Areas of Practice:
Business & Commercial Law
Civil Rights
Insurance Law
Litigation & Appeals
Medical Malpractice
Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
Litigation Percentage:
50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
 
Bar Admissions:
New Mexico, 1988
Pennsylvania, 1986
U.S. District Court District of New Mexico, 1989
 
Education:
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1985
J.D.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blackburg, VA, USA, 1979
B.S.
Major:  Marketing

Past Employment Positions:
Sole Practitioner, 1988 - 2000

Birth Information:
July 11, 1956, Ft. Wayne, Indiana