William D. Keith

Partner CARDILLO, KEITH & BONAQUIST, P.A. A Professional Corporation 3550 East Tamiami Trail Naples, Florida 34112 Telephone: (239) 774-2229 Fax: (239) 774-2494 Email: wkeith@ckblaw.com

Practice Areas:

Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Insurance: Business Litigation

Admitted:

Florida Bar, 1976; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, 1977; U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1978; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1981, North Carolina Bar, 2007

Education:

Stetson University, J.D., 1976; Rutgers University at New Brunswick, B.A., with highest distinction, 1972

Certifications:

• Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1983 - present)
• Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer (1997 – 2007)
• Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (1986 - present)
• Certified Circuit Civil Court Mediator, Florida Supreme Court

Member:

Collier County Bar Association (President, 1983 – 1984; President, Trial Lawyers Section, 1986 – 1987); The Florida Bar (Member: Grievance Committee for the 20th Judicial Circuit, 1988 – 1991; Chairman, 1990 – 1991; 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 2003 – 2008; Chairman, 2006 – 2007; Business Litigation Certification Committee, 2004 – 2007); The American Association for Justice (Sustaining Member); The Florida Justice Association (Sustaining Member; Eagle Sponsor, 1983 - ; Board of Directors, 1994 – 1997); American Board of Trial Advocacy, (Charter Member, National Board of Directors, Southwest Florida Chapter, 2000 – 2003 & 2007 – Present); American Inns of Court (President, Collier County Thomas S. Biggs Chapter, 2000 – 2001); Naples Bay Rotary Club; Paul Harris Fellow; Member, Board of Directors; Y.M.C.A. of Collier County, (1990 – 1993).

Biography:

Born in Chicago, Illinois, April 11, 1950; admitted to the Florida Bar, 1976.

Personal Recognition:

Attorney of the Year, 2006, Collier County Bar Association; Florida Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007 & 2008, Law and Politics; Rated AV in the Martindale Hubbell Law Directory (highest rating); Listed in Who’s Who in America & Who’s Who in America Law, Leading Florida Attorney, Personal Injury Law