Attorneys

James R. Keller concentrates his practice on complex litigation, construction, real estate and alternative dispute resolution (ADR).  He has a B.J. from the University of Missouri (1977) and a J.D. from Washington University School of Law (1980).  He has tried more than 100 civil cases in state and federal courts and in arbitration, lasting from one day to nine months.  He also applies his trial experience as an arbitrator, mediator and neutral evaluator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and in handling private disputes.  He is a member of AAA’s Construction Arbitrator Master Panel and Large Complex Case Panel.  Mr. Keller has been an arbitrator in more than 90 cases involving construction and business disputes and a mediator in more than 50 such cases.  He has written more than 70 articles for various bar journals and trade publications on ADR, construction law, real estate, consumer fraud and trial practice. He is the author of “Recent Developments in Construction Law,” appearing in The St. Louis Bar Journal, Spring 2008 and Chapter 15, “Alternative Dispute Resolution,” Missouri Litigation Settlements, 2009 Cumulative Supplement. He also writes the legal column for the St. Louis Construction News & Real Estate.  Mr. Keller is the co-chair of the Construction Law Committee and former chair of the Business Law Section of the Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, the chair of the Construction Advisory Committee of AAA (St. Louis Region) and the chair of the ADR Committee of The Missouri Bar. He also is a frequent speaker at seminars.  He is listed as a Super Lawyer in Missouri and Kansas from 2006 to present for Construction Litigation and in the Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition from 2008 to present.  He also is a member of the Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys (SOICA).