Don Keenan
Painting a subject without their knowing it, a surprise portrait, is always fraught with danger… and in the case of Don Keenan, doubly so. A larger than life character, electrifying, the trial lawyer community with his “Reptile Theory” of practice, a TV personality, renowned children’s advocate, often to be found unshaved wearing shorts, T-shirt, and always those sunglasses. An ex-marine of Irish blood and creator of the Kids Foundation and Bono aficionado. All this and more went into this painting. It was with relief that I saw it was warmly and enthusiastically received at its unveiling in Houston. Kudos to the courage of the man brave enough to commission this painting!
Painting a subject without their knowing it, a surprise portrait, is always fraught with danger… and in the case of Don Keenan, doubly so. A larger than life character, electrifying, the trial lawyer community with his “Reptile Theory” of practice, a TV personality, renowned children’s advocate, often to be found unshaved wearing shorts, T-shirt, and always those sunglasses. An ex-marine of Irish blood and creator of the Kids Foundation and Bono aficionado. All this and more went into this painting. It was with relief that I saw it was warmly and enthusiastically received at its unveiling in Houston. Kudos to the courage of the man brave enough to commission this painting!
Don Keenan
Keenan, Don. 16" x 20". 2015. Collection of Keenan Law Firm. Atlanta, GA. Portrait on canvas. Commissioned by HMR Funding, Dean Chase.
Keenan, Don. 16" x 20". 2015. Collection of Keenan Law Firm. Atlanta, GA. Portrait on canvas. Commissioned by HMR Funding, Dean Chase.
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Collection of the artist. Montreal, Canada. Portrait on canvas.
Reserved, methodical and precise.
Senior partner in the New York law firm of Kramer, Dillof, Livingston & Moore. Long considered one of the most successful plaintiff's attorneys in the U.S. and one of the most influential and highly regarded women lawyers practicing in the filed of medical malpractice and personal injury.
A graduate of Stony Brook University and with a law degree from Hofstra University Maurice A. Dean School of Law, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Fordham University School of Law in 2015.
Regularly featured in publications, including Best Lawyers magazine, New York magazine and the National Law Journal, she is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invite-only organization featuring a limited roster of the top 100 trial attorneys in the United States. Livingston is a member of the board of directors for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. She has lectured at conferences and seminars and is a member of several professional organizations, including the New York City Bar Association, the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Association for Justice and the International Society of Barristers