Practice Areas
Biography
Brian Keatts is a partner in the Business Law and Litigation Department at Davison Eastman Munoz Paone, P.A. With over 20 years of experience across multiple state and federal jurisdictions, Brian has represented clients across a wide range of industries, including the construction, energy, business, commercial real estate, environmental, banking, insurance and governmental sectors.
Brian Keatts’s trial experience includes serving as special counsel for the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), in connection with the NJ’s joint beach replenishment program along portions of New Jersey. Brian also has experience representing architects, engineers and attorneys against claims of professional malpractice. He has provided counsel to interstate natural gas companies in project planning, construction and all associated litigation, as well as to private utilities and governmental agencies in planning and getting their projects built.
Brian Keatts’s practice focuses on all facets of complex commercial litigation and general liability matters, including construction claims and related litigation, drafting property right agreements, contractual disputes, condemnation/eminent domain, consumer fraud claims, regulatory claims and licensing (e.g., A901 licensing), and various tort and business interruption claims. He regularly represents clients at mediation, arbitration, commissioner hearings, and state and appellate courts. Brian works extensively with clients in analyzing issues, forming litigation strategies when necessary, and directing a team to implement those strategies.
Education:
New York Law School, J.D.
The Ohio State University, B.A. (Journalism)
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit
Reported Cases Include:
- Scaduto v. State, 474 N.J. Super. 427; 288 A.3d 1261 (App. Div. 2023)
- State v. 10.041 Acres of Land in the Borough of Point Pleasant Beach, 463 N.J. Super. 292 (App. Div. 2020).
- Bhatti v. Federal National Mortgage Association, et al., 2018 WL 357292 (N.D.N.Y. 2018)
- Gonzalez v. Federal National Mortgage Association, et al., 2016 WL 4260782 (D.N.J. 2016)
- Garza v. Green Tree Servicing, LLC, 2015 WL 11669645, (W.D. Texas, San Antonio Division 2015)
- Fossing v. Townsend Motor Inn, Inc., 72 A.D.3d 884; 900 N.Y.S.2d 101 (2d Dept. 2010)
- TMB Communications v. Preefer, 61 A.D.3d 450; 883 N.Y.S.2d 904 (1st Dept. 2009)
- Lichtenstein v. Fantastic Merchandise Corp., 46 A.D.3d 762; 850 N.Y.S.2d 463 (2nd Dept. 2007)
- Zaslowsky v. J.M. Dennis Construction Company, Corp., 26 A.D.3d 372; 810 N.Y.S.2d 484 (2d Dept. 2006)
- In the Matter of Markowitz, 28 A.D.3d 667; 813 N.Y.S.2d 660 (2d Dept. 2006)
Memberships
- Monmouth Bar Association
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Land Use, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Variance, Site Plan, Subdivision, Municipal Land Use Law, Land Development, Developer, Zoning Permit