Matthew Keenan

In 2017, Matthew D. Keenan celebrated his 32nd anniversary at Shook, Hardy & Bacon. One of his areas of focus is the preparation and defense of a number of corporate witnesses in national product liability cases. Matt has prepared and defended 51 company witnesses for depositions in five MDL proceedings over the past 30 years.

In addition to this work, Matt has published seven articles in national publications on this topic, and most recently organized a panel on the subject at the mid-year meeting of the International Association of Defense Counsel in La Quinta, California.

Matt has been an active member of various bar organizations over his career, including the Kansas Bar Association and International Association of Defense Counsel, and serves on the Board of Legal Aid of Western Missouri.

Matt served as chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee for eight years, and his pro bono efforts have been featured in the Kansas City Star in two stories (January 2, 2010, and March 1, 2015), celebrating Shook’s role in facilitating adoptions. Matt has also been quoted in Working Mother magazine.

Representative:

• Matt has tried 14 jury trials to verdict in state and federal courts, as either first or second chair, in the following states: Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

Education:

• J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 1984
• B.A., University of Kansas, 1981

Bar Admissions:

• Kansas
• Missouri
• Texas
• U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Memberships:

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Kansas Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• The State Bar of Texas

Community Involvement:

• Legal Aid of Western Missouri
• Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
• Kansas Bar Journal, Monthly Columnist (2005-Present)