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Areas of Practice

Industries

Firm Management Positions

Higher Education,  Co-Chair

Commercial Litigation, Vice Chair

Philadelphia Office, Vice Office Managing Partner

Honors and Awards

Memberships and Affiliations

Member, Arts & Business Council of Greater Philadelphia Advisory Board, 2012

Fellow, American Bar Foundation, 2012

Philadelphia Bar Association

Pennsylvania Bar Association

National Association of College and University Attorneys

University Risk Management and Insurance Association

Member, DRI, The Voice of the Defense Bar

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 1996

  • Comment Editor, Pennsylvania Law Review
  • Winner, Edwin R. Keedy Moot Court Competition

B.A., University of Delaware, 1993, magna cum laude

Bar Admission(s)

Clerkship(s)

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James A. Keller

Partner
Philadelphia
1500 Market Street, 38th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102-2186

Jim Keller focuses his practice on a wide array of litigation matters arising out of complex business disagreements. As Co-Chair of the Higher Education Practice, Jim has particular experience defending colleges and universities and advising higher education institutions on liability issues. He consistently handles the defense of shareholder disputes, commercial real estate litigation matters, major premises liability actions and ERISA claims.

Jim has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Delaware, where he taught undergraduate law courses. Prior to joining Saul Ewing, Jim was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Harvey Bartle III in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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