Daniel M. Keane is a Shareholder in the firm. Dan’s main areas of practice include family law, Protection from Abuse representation, DUI defense, adoption, general criminal defense, civil litigation and Orphan’s Court litigation. He is a member of the Bucks County Orphan’s Court Attorney Appointment List from which he receives court appointments to represent parties in guardianship and termination of parental rights litigation matters. He is also a member of the Bucks County Criminal Defense Conflict List from which he receives appointments to represent clients in Juvenile Court, Mental Health Court, Drug Court and Grand Jury.
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Dan previously served as a Solicitor for the Bucks County Children & Youth Social Services Agency. In that capacity, Dan represented the Agency in Dependency Court and handled Child Abuse Expunction Hearings in the Pennsylvania Bureau of Hearings and Appeals.
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Dan’s family law practice includes representing clients in all domestic matters such as divorce, child and spousal support and child custody. He regularly drafts and negotiates important domestic contracts such as property settlement agreements and pre- and post-nuptial agreements.
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Dan’s civil litigation practice includes contract disputes and collections matters. He works closely with our homeowner and condominium association clients to enforce their rights and, when necessary, litigate the collection of outstanding fees and dues.
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Dan is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Following law school Dan spent seven years in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office where he served as an Assistant District Attorney until being promoted to Chief Deputy District Attorney. While in the DA’s Office, Dan prosecuted more than 1000 DUI cases and personally argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Dan was one of only five trial coordinators during his time in the DA’s Office and prosecuted homicide by vehicle and murder cases. He also served as the Chief of Narcotics Prosecutions for several years where he oversaw the prosecution of every drug related crime in Bucks County. Dan draws on these experiences when representing individuals who have been charged with Driving Under the Influence, Drug Possession and Delivery, Simple Assault and Theft.
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Dan has been active in the Bucks County Bar Association since 2007. Dan was a member of the Board of Directors for eight years before being elected Board Secretary in 2018 and then Board President in 2020. He also serves in the Family Law, Criminal Law and Civil Litigation Sections of the bar association. Â
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Dan is also active in the community. Before joining the Board of Directors of the Bucks County Bar Association, Dan served on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bucks County. Dan also previously served on the Board of Trustees for the Bucks County Bar Foundation.
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Dan is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of New Jersey and is admitted to practice law before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.