About Robert L
Robert L. Keates is a licensed attorney licensed to practice regulation within the State of Texas. He used to be licensed to the Texas State Bar in 2009. His license is presently in active standing. Mr. Keates is the founder and solo attorney at Keates Law Firm, a felony defense regulation company positioned in Austin, Texas. He has been practicing law for over 16 years, serving clients across Travis County and the greater Austin area.
Mr. Keates earned his Juris Doctor degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 2005. After finishing his law degree, he obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Criminal Law from Western School of Law, certainly one of solely two universities at the time within the United States offering such a software. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at an undisclosed organization.
Mr. Keates concentrates his practice in the regions of criminal defense, including DUI/DWI, drug ownership, theft, and assault instances. He represents individuals in matters involving serious criminal and misdemeanor accusations, dealing with all levels of legal proceedings from initial case assessment to trial proceedings in each state and federal courts. His practice also encompasses juvenile law, providing protection for minors charged with criminal offenses.
Throughout his profession, Mr. Keates has treated instances in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, the California Superior Court, and the Travis County District Court in Texas. He has also seemed earlier than the California Court of Appeal and the New York highest court, Appellate Division. Prior to founding his personal firm, he worked as an associate on the Orange County Public Defender's Office in California for over 5 years, the place he used to be awarded the Don Simms Trial Attorney of the Year Award in 2008.
Mr. Keates is a member in good standing of numerous professional organizations, which includes the Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, NORML Legal Committee, and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association. He is likewise a member of the State Bar of Texas, the California State Bar, the New York State Bar, and the District of Columbia Bar. In addition to his legal practice, he is concerned in community activities and enjoys song, visiting, brewing beer, playing guitar and banjo, and carpentry and woodworking.
