President & Founder, LexBlog, Inc.
Greater Seattle Area
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- President & Founder at LexBlog, Inc.
- Past
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- Vice President at LexisNexis' Martindale-Hubbell
- President & Founder at Prairielaw.com
- Trial Lawyer at Private Law Firm
- Education
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- University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law
- University of Notre Dame
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Kevin O'Keefe’s Summary
* Recognized leader in the of use of blogs in law firm marketing.
* Founded LexBlog to provide lawyers a tasteful and effective means of further enhancing their reputations as leaders in their niche and growing their business.
* Former trial lawyer of 17 years.
* Successfully marketed own law firm on the Internet in such a positive way that US Today said 'If O'Keefe doesn't stop what he's doing, he may give lawyers a good name.'
* Founded consumer and small business legal Web site, Prairielaw.com, later acquired by LexisNexis.
* Former VP of Business Development for LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
* Former board member of Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers and sustaining member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Kevin O'Keefe’s Specialties:
Internet marketing for the legal profession.
Kevin O'Keefe’s Experience
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President & Founder
LexBlog, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 2004 — Present (4 years 3 months)
LexBlog is a fast-growing network of blogs published by leading lawyers in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Spain, and Australia.
Such lawyers are acting as citizen journalists covering niche areas of the law for which the lawyers have unique expertise and which areas of law have not been covered by journalists in the main stream or trade media. These lawyers are also collaborating via an open online discourse on various topics so as to make advancements in the law. It all happens through the effective use of RSS and blogs.
LexBlog's turnkey professional blog solution, including consulting, design, hosting, training, and support, empowers lawyers and drives this discourse while at the same time enhances the lawyer's reputation as a reliable and trusted authority. -
Vice President
LexisNexis' Martindale-Hubbell
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RUK; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2001 — November 2002 (1 year 10 months)
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President & Founder
Prairielaw.com
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1998 — January 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Publisher of virtual law community, for lawyers and lay people alike, providing lay people with practical legal information and legal professionals an environment in which to tastefully market their legal services.
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Trial Lawyer
Private Law Firm
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Law Practice industry)
September 1982 — May 1999 (16 years 9 months)
Kevin O'Keefe’s Education
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University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law
JD, 1979 — 1982
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University of Notre Dame
BBA, Finance, September 1974 — May 1978
Additional Information
Kevin O'Keefe’s Websites:
Kevin O'Keefe’s Interests:
Blogs, Publisher of Real Lawyers :: Have Blogs, http://kevin.lexblog.com
Kevin O'Keefe’s Groups:
Legal Marketing Association
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Legal Blogging member
Kevin O'Keefe’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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