Robert J. "Bob" Keach
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.
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- 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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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.
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About Robert J. "Bob" Keach
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
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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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Robert J. "Bob" Keach focuses on Bankruptcy.
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Robert J. "Bob" Keach primarily serves clients in Portland, Maine.
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