Kevin M. O'Keefe
PRINCIPAL

Kevin concentrates his practice in municipal law, urban development and redevelopment, tax increment financing and other economic development tools, and trials and appeals.

Kevin has appeared in and argued trial and appellate cases in state and federal courts in Missouri and the United States Supreme Court (Quinn v. Millsap, 1989).  He has presented seminars as a lecturer for the University of Wisconsin’s national zoning seminars; University of Missouri, Governmental Affairs Program; University of Missouri-St. Louis graduate program in Public Administration; St. Louis University graduate program in Public Administration; Missouri Municipal League; St. Louis County Municipal League, Missouri City Management Association, and the American Planning Association.  He has also lectured at legal seminars for the Missouri Bar Association, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, International Municipal Lawyers Association, and the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association, and he authored a chapter for a Missouri Bar continuing legal education publication.

Kevin’s service as municipal attorney includes consultation with executive and legislative officials on the full range of local government activity; drafting legislation and regulations; consultation and litigation concerning employment matters; review and enforcement supervision in administrative matters; coordination with consultants in other disciplines to write and implement technical codes; and responsibility for all types of local government litigation, particularly matters involving damage claims, contracts, civil rights, land use issues and judicial review of administrative actions.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Best Lawyers in America; Municipal Law, 2008, 2009 2010
Superlawyers of Kansas and Missouri; Municipal Law, 2010
Distinguished Service Award, Missouri Municipal League, 2003
Lou Czech Award of the Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association; Municipal Law, 1999
“AV” Rating (highest) from Martindale Hubbel

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

The Missouri Bar
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Missouri Municipal Attorneys Association
International Municipal Lawyers Association

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

CITY ATTORNEY
City of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Missouri
City of Clayton, Missouri
City of Cool Valley, Missouri
City of Des Peres, Missouri
City of Frontenac, Missouri
City of Hazelwood, Missouri
City of O’Fallon, Missouri

Village Attorney, Village of Bel-Nor, Missouri

Attorney, St. Louis County Board of Election Commissioners (1992 – 2005)