John A.C. Keith
Biography
Professional Honors & Activities
Virginia State Bar
President 1998-1999
President-elect 1997-1998
Bar Council 1991-1999
Executive Committee 1993-2000
Standing Committee on Legal Ethics: Member, 1991-1997; Chairman, 1996-1997
10th (now 5th) District Committee: Member, 1983-1986; Chairman, 1985-1986
Faculty Member, Course on Professionalism 1990-1993
Judicial Performance Evaluation Task Force
Supreme Court of Virginia: Member, 2000-2001
Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board 2013 – present
Second Vice-Chair 2015 - 2016
Virginia State Bar/Virginia Bar Association, Joint Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice: Chair, 1999-2002
Boyd – Graves Conference (on civil litigation): Member, Steering Committee 2003-present; Secretary, 2015 - present
Virginia Law Foundation: Fellow, Member Board of Directors (2000 - 2008); President (2006-2007); Chair, Joint Commission on Multi-disciplinary Practice (2000 - 2002)
American Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
Chairman, Fairfax Circuit Court Committee (1989-1991)
Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in categories of Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice-Defendants, Trusts and Estates (2001-2015)
Selected as Virginia Business Legal Elite, Civil Litigation (2013)
Named Best Lawyers' 2014 Washington DC Litigation - Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year."
Selected as Virginia Business Legal Elite, Civil Litigation (2000-2015)
Named Best Lawyers' Lawyer of the Year 2013 in Legal Malpractice Law - Defense, Washington, DC
The Washington D.C. Best Lawyers (2009-2015)
Selected: Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Litigation (2008 - 2015)
Super Lawyers: Ranked in Top 100 Virginia Lawyers (2011-2015)
Super Lawyers; Ranked in Top 100 DC Lawyers (2014 - 2015)
Community Service
- Fairfax Police Youth Club, Past President and President of Corporate Board
- Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Member of Standing Committee (2006-2009)
- Vestry, St. Mary's Episcopal Church (2009-2011)
- Historic Fairfax City Inc. - Board of Directors (2013 - present)
Representative Cases
- John Keith has tried numerous jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts since 1975. Over the years, his cases have involved corporate disputes, contracts, real estate, legal malpractice, fiduciary matters and employment law.