Kenneth E. Keechl
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Kenneth E. Keechl, a partner at Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Keechl, is a senior trial attorney with the firm’s litigation department. In addition to practicing law, Mr. Keechl is the immediate past Mayor of Broward County. He also served on the Broward County Commission from 2006-2010. He has been practicing law for over 20 years and has a reputation as one of South Florida’s finest commercial and land use trial attorneys. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Keechl was a Partner with the prestigious Florida firm, Brinkley Morgan, helping build the firm’s commercial litigation and land use litigation practices. While at the firm, he tried numerous complex commercial cases to verdict and was the Assistant City Attorney of Plantation for 14 years. He has also handled the legal work for other municipalities, including the City of Wellington. Based on his experience as an assistant City Attorney and his experience as a Broward County Commissioner, Mr. Keechl heads the firm’ Governmental Relations department. He received both his BS and law degrees, cum laude, from Florida State University where he served as Editor of the Law Review. He is AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, which is the highest rating in both legal ability and ethics. He previously served on the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the Florida Bar, which focused on civil rights issues, including those facing minorities, the elderly, and the disabled. He also was a volunteer attorney for Broward Lawyers Care, representing pro bono clients who could not afford legal counsel. |