Brian J. McKeen

Brian McKeen began practicing law in 1982. During his career, he has become a powerful advocate for his clients and one of the foremost medical malpractice attorneys in Michigan. He has tried cases throughout the United States. He currently sits on the executive boards of the Michigan Association for Justice (MAJ) and the American Association for Justice (AAJ). Mr. McKeen formerly served as chair of the AAJ Professional Negligence Section, Medical Negligence Exchange Group and Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG). Since 2001, McKeen & Associates has generated the year's top verdict in Michigan four times, including securing the state's largest medical malpractice verdict on record in 2001, when a jury rendered a verdict award of $55 million in the case of Hall v Henry Ford Health System. McKeen & Associates also topped all Michigan verdict awards in 2002, with an award of $22.5 million in the case of Blazo v McLaren Regional Medical Center, et al; in 2006 with an award of $16 million in the case of Lowe v Henry Ford Health System; and in 2007, with an award of $35 million in the case of Oppenheim v Aeneas C. Guiney. Mr. McKeen was recently inducted to The Inner Circle of Advocates and named Top Attorneys in Michigan as published by The New York Times in September 2012. Professional Associations and Memberships: Inner Circle of Advocates - The Inner Circle of Advocates is an invitation-only group, limited to 100 lawyers of excellent character and integrity, representing people throughout the United States. To qualify, members must have tried at least 50 personal injury jury trials and at least three verdicts in excess of one million-dollars or one verdict in excess of ten million-dollars. International Society of Primerus - Primerus is an international network of top-rated, independent, law firms that have earned the right to display the Primerus seal of quality. Candidates for membership must have the maximum AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the peer review rating source that lawyers use to find other lawyers. Further, a law firm must submit to a rigorous evaluation which includes candid assessments from judges, fellow attorneys, current and former clients, bar associations, and malpractice insurance carriers. Firms must also attest to their commitment to the exacting standards of the Six Pillars of Primerus Quality: Integrity, Excellent Work Product, Reasonable Fees, Continuing Legal Education, Civility, and Community Service. And it doesn't end there. Primerus firms are audited annually to ensure that they continue to be the "best of the best," year after year. American Association for Justice (AAJ)- Chair of the Professional Negligence Section 2006 - 2008; Co-chair of the Birth Trauma Litigation Group (BTLG); Co-chair of the AAJ's Medical Negligence Exchange Group 2005 - 2007 (MNIEG); Board of Governors; Leaders Forum; Sustaining Member; National Finance Counsel; Litigation Group Coordination Committee; Executive Board. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Brian J. McKeen included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Top Attorneys in Michigan, 2012 Selected to Super Lawyers: 2006 - 2025 Top 10: Michigan Super Lawyers: 2017 - 2025 Top 100: Michigan Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2008, 2011 - 2025 Top 5: Michigan Consumer Super Lawyers: 2014, 2017 - 2018 Top 50: Michigan Consumer Super Lawyers: 2014 - 2018 Top 5: Consumer Michigan Super Lawyers: 2013 Top 50: Consumer Michigan Super Lawyers: 2013 Other Sources of Feedback About Brian J. McKeen Included on the 2026Michigan Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2022 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2021 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2016 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2015 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2014 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2012 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2009 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2008 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2007 Michigan Super Lawyers list 2006 Michigan Super Lawyers list

• Founding and Managing Partner

• Bleakley & McKeen, P.C., 1983 - 1998
• Hon. Dorothy Comstock Riley, Michigan Court of Appeals, Law Clerk, 1982
• Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, Summer Intern, 1981
• Hon. Robert C. Anderson, Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac, Michigan, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981

• Lecturer, Medical/Obstetrics and the Law, Boston University School of Medicine and the Center for Human Genetics

• Michigan, 1982
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985

• American Association for Justice (Member)
• Michigan Association for Justice (Board of Directors)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• American Prepaid Legal Services Institute, 1983 - 1985 (Board of Directors)
• State Bar of Michigan, Negligence Law, Arts, Communications, Entertainment and Sports Sections (Member)
• State Bar Appellate Court
• Federal Bar Association
• Oakland County Bar Association (Medical Legal Committee)
• Detroit Bar Association, Public Speakers Bureau (Board of Directors)
• Detroit Barristers Association
• Wolverine Bar Association