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Robert J. "Bob" Keach

Verrill

Portland, ME

Trusted bankruptcy attorney serving Portland.

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Robert J. "Bob" Keach is an attorney based in Portland, MAINE. The practice focuses on Bankruptcy. Currently practicing at Verrill.

Based in
Portland, MAINE
Experience
attorney
Known for
Bankruptcy
  • Handles Bankruptcy matters from Portland, MAINE.
  • Recognized with Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland (ME) (2025).

About Robert J. "Bob" Keach: Robert J. "Bob" Keach is an attorney based in Portland, MAINE. The practice focuses on Bankruptcy. Currently practicing at Verrill.

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Practice focus

Robert J. "Bob" Keach represents clients in Portland, Maine across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.

Biography

About Robert J. "Bob" Keach

Bob is an experienced, widely respected bankruptcy practitioner practicing in the area of bankruptcy, reorganization, and workouts.

Bob’s practice focuses on the representation of various parties in workouts and bankruptcy cases, including debtors, creditors, creditors committees, lessors and third parties acquiring troubled companies and/or their assets. Bob has appeared before the bankruptcy courts in the Districts of New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Delaware, the Northern District of California, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, among others.

Bob regularly appears as a panelist on national bankruptcy, lender liability and creditors’ rights programs, and is the author of several articles on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights appearing in the ABI Law Review, Commercial Law Journal and ABI Journal, among other publications. Bob is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts in Maine and Massachusetts, as well as the First, Second, Seventh and Eighth Circuit Courts of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States. As detailed below, Bob has served as a court-appointed fee examiner and has been designated an expert witness on fee-related matters in several cases. Bob has also served as a chapter 11 trustee and has represented court-appointed receivers in matters before state courts, including the Delaware Chancery Court.

Bob is an Adjunct Professor (Cross-Border Insolvency; Business Bankruptcy) at Boston College Law School.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Maine School of Law

    J.D. · 1980

  • University of Vermont

    BA · 1977

Recognition

Awards & honors

  • Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland (ME)

    2025

  • Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Bankruptcy, Portland (ME)

    2025

  • Lawyer of the Year — Litigation - Bankruptcy, Portland (ME)

    2014

  • Lawyer of the Year — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Portland (ME)

    2011

  • Best Lawyers in America — Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Bankruptcy

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:

    2026

  • Best Lawyers in America — Insolvency and Restructuring

    2026

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Main office

Verrill

Portland, Maine 04101

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  • What areas of law does Robert J. "Bob" Keach practice?

    Robert J. "Bob" Keach focuses on Bankruptcy.

  • Where is Robert J. "Bob" Keach located?

    Robert J. "Bob" Keach primarily serves clients in Portland, Maine.

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