Thomas J. Keener, Esq.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Appellate Practice
• Commercial and Business Litigation
• Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation
• Personal Injury
• Premises Liability
• Products Liability
• Professional Liability
• Property Damage

HONORS:
Earned the Martindale-Hubbell “A-V Preeminent” peer-rated designation.

SIGNIFICANT CASES:

• United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 129 Ohio App.3d 45, 716 N.E.2d 1201 (1998)
• Beaver Excavating Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 126 Ohio App.3d 9, 709 N.E.2d 858 (1998)
• Simmers v. Bentley, 64 Ohio St.3d 642, 597 N.E.2d 504 (1992)
• ALD Concrete & Grading Co. v. Chem-Masters Corp., 111 Ohio App.3d 759, 677 N.E.2d 362 (1996)
• Colonial Ins. Co. v. Jerman, 102 Ohio App.3d 384, 657 N.E.2d 336 (1995)
• Watts v. General Acc. Ins. Co., 102 Ohio App.3d 359, 657 N.E.2d 320 (1995)
• Young v. All American Ins. Co., 81 Ohio App.3d 493, 611 N.E.2d 421 (1992)
• Auto-Owners Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lewis, 10 Ohio St.3d 156, 462 N.E.2d 396 (1964)
• Hoskins v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 6 Ohio St.3d 272, 452 N.E.2d 1315 (1983)
• Mills Pride, Inc. v. Continental Ins. Co., 300 F.3d 701 (6th Cir. 2002)
• Longaberger Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co., 31 F.Supp.2d 595 (S.D. Ohio, E.D. 1998)
• Lusk v. Imperial Cas. & Indemnity Co., 78 Ohio App.3d 11, 603 N.E.2d 420 (Franklin Cty. 1992)
• Walbrook Ins. Co., Ltd. v. CTL Engineering, Inc., 78 Ohio App.3d 295, 604 N.E.2d 779 (Franklin Cty. 1992)
• Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Martinez, 7 Ohio App.3d 178, 454 N.E.2d 1338 (Franklin Cty. 1982)
• State ex rel. Seballos v. School Employees Retirement System, 70 Ohio St.3d 667, 640 N.E.2d 829 (1994)
• Beynon v. K-Mart Corp., 839 F.2d 283 (6th Cir. 1988)
• State ex rel. Fairfield Cty. Bd. of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities v. Fairfield Cty. Budget Comm., 10 Ohio St.3d 123, 461 N.E.2d 1297 (1984)
• Economy Fire & Cas. Co. v. Craft General Contractors, Inc., 7 Ohio App.3d 335, 455 N.E.2d 1037 (1982)

EDUCATION:

• The Ohio State University, Juris Doctor, Cum Laude, 1975
• The Ohio State University, B.A., Cum Laude, 1970, Phi Beta Kappa

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• Ohio, 1975
• United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
• United States District Court, Western District of Michigan

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Columbus Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Practicing: Appellate Practice, Commercial and Business Litigation, Insurance Coverage Analysis and Litigation, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Damage