WHO WE ARE

Attorney Kevin P. Keech founded Keech Law Firm, PA, in April of 2004, after practicing commercial law for several years at one of Arkansas’ most respected business law firms. Formerly located in North Little Rock, Keech Law Firm is now located in Little Rock’s Historic Quapaw Quarter.

KEVIN P. KEECH

Kevin practices primarily commercial law, including the representation of debtors and creditors in out-of-court restructurings, as well as in proceedings in federal district and bankruptcy courts, and Arkansas state courts. He is an experienced transactional lawyer, and has represented buyers and sellers in transactions involving commercial real estate, business assets, and business interests, and in litigation arising out of such transactions. Kevin regularly advises small businesses at all stages, from start-up to break-up.

Experience

• Debtor Counsel for Chapter 11 debtors including: contractors, real estate developers, manufacturers, service providers
• Creditor Counsel for secured and unsecured creditors in Chapter 11 proceedings in bankruptcy courts in Arkansas and other jurisdictions on a pro hac vice basis
• Outside/Local Counsel for various state and national banks in secured transactions, providing advice and representation regarding: creation, perfection, and enforcement of security interests in real property under Arkansas law, and personal property under Revised Article 9 of the UCC.
• Counsel to Chapter 7 Trustees in complex administration and litigation issues.
• Acted as receiver and special probate personal representative.
• Litigation Counsel for clients in real estate matters, boundary disputes, construction warranty claims, debt collection, replevin actions and foreclosures.
• Defended and prosecuted multiple dischargeability and objections to discharge, bankruptcy avoidance action, and lien priority disputes.

Professional Activities & Recognition

• Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 – 2010
• Editor, Debtor/Creditor Handbook, 4^th Ed., Arkansas Bar Association
• Adjunct Professor, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law: Sales – UCC Article 2, 2003-2004, Real Estate Transactions, 2004
• President, Debtor/Creditor Section of the Arkansas Bar Association, 2003-2004
• Treasurer & Newsletter Editor, Debtor Creditor Bar of Central Arkansas, Inc., 2003-2004
• Member, American Bankruptcy Institute

Publications & CLE Presentations

• 2016:    Ark. Bar Association CLE, Due Diligence & Negotiation with Trustees
• 2010:    Ark. Bar Association CLE, Chapter 11 for Rookies
• 2004:    Ark. Bar Association CLE, Debtor-Creditor Mtg., Defending Preference and Lien Avoidance Actions in Arkansas
• 2003:    NBI, “Handling Bankruptcies and Workouts in Arkansas”
• 2002:    NBI, “Drafting Loan Documents in Arkansas After Revised Article 9”
• 2001:    Ark. Bar Association CLE, Debtor-Creditor Mtg., The Transition – What You Need to Know About Going from Old Article 9 to Revised Article 9
• 2001:    Lorman, “LLCs: Advising Small and Larger Companies in Arkansas”

Bar Admissions

• Arkansas 1998
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court
• Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

• 2001    M.A., Harding University School of Theology
• 1998    J.D., with Honors, UALR William H. Bowen School of Law
• 1993    B.B.A., summa cum laude, Harding University