No Photo

William Joseph Keeler Jr.

1.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 52 years

Trusts Lawyer at Portland, OR
Practice Areas: Trusts, Probate, Litigation ... +4 more

121 SW Morrison, 11th Floor, Portland, OR

About William

Practice Areas

7

Practice Areas

Trusts 25%

Representation of trustees and trust administration including troubled and disputed trusts, defense of trust documents and estate taxes

25%
Probate 20%

Administration of estates in multiple jurisdictions including litigation concerning documents, creditors, fiduciaries and estate taxes

20%
Litigation 15%

Concentration on estate and trust litigation throughout the West Coast region

15%
Business 10%

Assisting business owners with planning solutions related to estate planning

10%
Elder Law 10%

Litigated elder matters

10%
Estate Planning 10%

Addressing complicated business and family situations to avoid disputes

10%
Guardianship 10%

Handling troubled and disputed guardianship and conservatorship matters

10%

Fees and Rates

We have not found any cost information for this lawyer


Looking for an attorney? Avvo can help.

search module image

Search our directory

Quickly connect with top attorneys through our legal directory to get help with your legal issue.

chat module image

Avvo's live chat agents can help coordinate a consultation with a local attorney.

Chat with a live agent who can match you with the right attorney for your legal needs.

Chat with

Licenses

Licensed in Oregon for 18 years

State: Oregon

Acquired: 2007

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in California for 52 years

State: California

Acquired: 1973

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Garvey Schubert Barer

121 SW Morrison, 11th Floor, Portland, OR, 97204

Ad

Transform legal challenges into solutions.

Connect now to review your situation.

The Avvo Rating explained

display-bg

The Avvo Rating explained

William Joseph Keeler Jr.'s Reviews

Avvo Review Score

1.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

Filter Avvo Reviews (2) Refine reviews to match your needs. Use the filters to quickly surface reviews that align with your case or priorities.

Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by anonymous | April 01, 2014 | Estate Planning

One of the most immoral, selfish and greedy people I have ever met

In my opinion Bill Keeler is one of the most evil men I have ever encountered in my entire life. I think that he is arrogant, selfish, inconsiderate, incompetent, and will do just about anything for money. I caught him lying to me on three occasions. He never kept any promise he made to me. He hu...nted me down like I was a wild animal, defamed my character and forced me against my will to testify in a civil case that had absolutely nothing to do with me and he knew it. The civil case was all because someone at his law firm had written a living trust incorrectly and did not list and give money to anyone who might contest the trust. Because of that when their client died, someone previously listed on another living trust contested the trust. Everyone knows or should know that you have to list anyone on a trust who might contest the trust and give them $1 which shows you considered them and didn't want them to get any money. Any competent attorney would have listed any and all people listed on previous trusts and given them a $1. This is standard practice in the industry. Yet Bill Keeler's law firm did not do that. And one of the people listed in a previous trust contested the trust. Surprise, surprise. NOT The case couldn't be thrown out because he wasn't listed on the trust that Bill Keeler's law firm had written. So instead of owning up to the fact that they had written the living trust incorrectly, he decided to supeona anyone who might correct his mistake. A good person doesn't force other people against their will to correct their mistake. A good person corrects their own mistakes. I was one of the people subpoenaed on their fishing expedition to correct their mistake. However, Bill told me excruciating details about the case. Attorneys are not allowed to tell details to a witness because it might sway their testimony. But Bill did exactly that to me. In my opinion he was trying to get me to lie under oath. He also sent a process server to go to all my neighbors and tell them that I was being served papers. That process server hunted me down for over a month. I work a lot so I was never home when she tried to serve me. That gave me many sleepless nights during that month because all my neighbors were coming up to me telling me that someone was trying to serve me papers. I knew that I had done nothing wrong to get someone to serve me papers. He had never sent me a letter in the mail to tell me what was going on in advance. His first effort without giving me a chance to volunteer to testify was to serve me papers to get me to testify against my will. Again it is extremely rare for a person to be supeonaed in a civil case. Yet, because Bill, in my opinion, has no morals, it didn't bother him that he had made my life hell by defaming my character to all my neighbors. When he finally got a hold of me, I figured out right away he wasn't owning up to the fact that they had made a mistake. And they wanted me to correct their mistake. I was so furious when I found the truth about why the process server had defamed my character for over a month.. To make matters worse, he and one of his staff threatened to throw me in jail if I didn't do exactly what they wanted. Knowing they would be throwing a completely innocent person in jail didn't bother Bill and his staff one bit. In my opinion, the person who should be thrown in jail is Bill and his staff. In my opinions they are criminals. I sent Bill two certified letters telling them not to contact me and I sent over 50 emails telling them not to contact me. And the next day Bill would always contact me out of complete disrespect, arrogance and selfishness. I couldn't sleep for four months over a case that was 100% caused by Bill Keeler's law firm's incompetence, in my opinion. Now you know why I think Bill Keeler is one of the most evil men I have ever encountered.

See All Client Reviews

William Joseph Keeler Jr.'s Lawyer Endorsements

Endorse William

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't received any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

No Endorsement Data Available Yet
This attorney hasn't created any attorney endorsements recently on Avvo.

Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Work Experience

2012 - Present

Owner, Garvey Schubert Barer

Associations

2012 - Present

Multnomah County Bar Association

2012 - Present

Oregon State Bar, Estate Planning and Administration Section

2007 - Present

Oregon State Bar

1989 - Present

State Bar of California, Trusts and Estates Section

1973 - Present

State Bar of California

Member

Fresno County Bar Association

Member

Orange County Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

Education

1973

University of Southern California Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1970

University of Notre Dame

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Publications

2011

Inside the Minds: Strategies for Trusts and Estates in California Trust and Estate Issues in California Courts

1980

Western State University Law Review The California Inheritance Tax Scheme: 1981 Version

Languages

English

Activity

Avvo Rating

Our Rating is calculated using information the lawyer has included on their profile in addition to the information we collect from state bar associations and other organizations that license legal professionals. Attorneys who claim their profiles and provide Avvo with more information tend to have a higher rating than those who do not.

What determines Avvo Rating?
  • Experience & background Years licensed, work experience, education
  • Legal community recognition Peer endorsements, associations, awards
  • Legal thought leadership Publications, speaking engagements
  • Discipline Disciplinary information may not be comprehensive, or updated. We recommend that you always check a lawyer's disciplinary status with their respective state bar association before hiring them.
Avvo Rating Levels
10.0 - 9.0 Superb8.9 - 8.0 Excellent7.9 - 7.0 Very Good6.9 - 6.0 Good5.9 - 5.0 Average4.9 - 4.0 Concern3.9 - 3.0 Caution2.9 - 2.0 Strong Caution1.9 - 1.0 Extreme Caution