william j. keogh III

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(706) 828-2013
(706) 722-9779

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Augusta Office
801 Broad Street, 7th floor
Augusta, GA 30901

Practice Areas

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Arbitration
Appellate Practice
Business Disputes, Commercial and Securities Litigation
Class Actions and Multi District Litigation
Construction Litigation
Eminent Domain and Condemnation

Environmental Litigation
Environmental Real Estate
Land Use and Zoning
Lease and Real Estate Disputes
Non-Compete Agreements
Probate Disputes
Tax Appeals

Bill has a general civil trial practice and advises clients on contract and business disputes, commercial litigation, construction litigation, and in cases involving property valuation such as eminent domain (condemnations) and tax appeals. He has represented clients from various industries on such matters in both federal and state court, as well as in arbitrations, mediations, and special master proceedings. Representative clients include manufacturers, suppliers and vendors, general contractors and subcontractors, retailers, engineering firms, sureties, private property owners, government entities and condemning authorities, apartment complexes, and the buyers and sellers of large commercial enterprises. He has also been asked to act as both an arbitrator and as a mediator in construction and land valuation disputes and his appellate work includes the authorship of a petition for certiorari granted by the Supreme Court of the United States, as well as appearances in both the appellate courts of the State of Georgia and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Education

Duke University, 1988, B.A., History and Political Science
Emory University School of Law, 1991, J.D.
Honors: Editorial board of Emory International Law Review

Professional associations

American Bar Association
Augusta Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia Board of Governors
State Bar of Georgia, Chairperson for the Committee on Judiciary
State Bar of Georgia, Vice Chairperson for the Statewide Judicial Evaluation Committee
State Bar of Georgia, Past Representative for the 10th District in the Younger Lawyers Division
Young Lawyers Association, Past President (1998)

civic associations

Augusta Rotary Club
Golden Harvest Food Bank Board of Directors
Leadership Augusta Program (1994-1995)

Honors & Awards

The Best Lawyers in America® - Litigation: Construction
Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
Paul C. Harris Fellow of Rotary International

Admissions

State Bar of Georgia
Bill is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Georgia

Publications

“Political Violence and the Law in Ireland.” 4 Emory International Law Review. 239, 1990

speeches

“Georgia Construction Lien and Public Contract Bond Law”; Athens, Georgia; 1999.
“Proving Damages in an Eminent Domain Case”; Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Georgia. 1998.