Patrick J. Keating
Partner
Litigation
Creditors Rights & Bankruptcy

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Joined the Firm as an Associate attorney in 1985 and elected as Partner in 1990.
  
  
• Served as President and CEO of the Firm from 2008 – 2009.
  
  
• Served as Managing Partner of the firm’s office in Akron, OH (2004-2008).
  
  
• Vice President of the Firm’s Board of Managers (1997-March 2003; 2004-2006).
  
  
• Past Co-Chair of the Litigation Practice Group.
  
  
• Past Vice President & Treasurer of the law firm’s Board of Managers.
  
  
• His area of practice includes:
  
  
  
  • Commercial Litigation in State and Federal Courts.
    
  • Bankruptcy.
    
  • Creditors' Rights and Uniform Commercial Code matters.
    
  • Representing debtors, creditors, trustees and committees in cases under Chapters 7,11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, as well as in non-bankruptcy arena.
    
  • Represents financial institutions and other parties in complex litigation.
    
  
  
• Prior to joining Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP, Mr. Keating served as law clerk to the Honorable Harold F. White, United States Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Ohio.
  
  
• Listed: The Best Lawyers in America® (1997 - 2010). Received special recognition for 10 consecutive years listed.
  
  
• Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers™, in the 2004-2006, 2009 and 2010 Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by his peers.
  
  
• Recognized as one of the “Top Attorneys in Business Services” (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights) in the 2009 Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers™
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.
  

Publications
“The ‘Means’ Test--A Not-So-Perfect Means to an End?” The Compendium of Works in            Personal Finance, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (2007)

Presentations
Mr. Keating is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and credit rights matters.

Presentations Include:

“Real Estate Transactions in Bankruptcy,” Annual Real Estate & Construction Law           Seminar (February 26, 2009)
Panelist: “Thrive, Survive or Nose Dive in 2008: Insights and Advice from Four Industry            Veterans,” Quarterly Winter Meeting 2008 of the Commercial Finance Association            (March 6, 2008)
“Impact of the New Bankruptcy Act on Real Estate Practitioners,” Real Property Law Institute of           the Columbus Bar Association
“Representing a Business in Distress,” Stark County Bar Association Corporate Law           Committee
“Survivor: Capital Providers Edition,” Commercial Finance Association
“Bankruptcy: A Creditor’s Perspective in Ohio,” Lorman Education Services
“Bankruptcy: Pitfalls for Small Business Owner,” Greater Akron Chamber Small Business
          Council

Education
The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983)
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978)

Courts & Bar Associations
Ohio Bar (1983)
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio (1985)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1985)
United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1998)
Member: Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation, Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Sections
Member: Akron Bar Association, Commercial and Bankruptcy Law Section
Member: American Bankruptcy Institute, Past Board Member: Central States Bankruptcy            Workshop
Member: National Lawyers Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations
Board of Directors: Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce
Fairlawn Area Chamber of Commerce, Circle of Excellence Chair
Board Member: American Red Cross, Summit County
Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences Advisory Board
Deacon: Hudson Community Chapel