Keith R. McKinley, Attorney at Law

03/17/2021

I have been explaining this reality to clients almost everyday since the pandemic.

Short-handed and deluged by complex cases, New Jersey’s federal court is in a crisis. The backlog of cases has only gotten worse in the pandemic.

05/06/2020

I've just been retained to file my first emergency family law petition related to covid -19. In my 27 years of practice, the issues parents are confronted with in this context are truly novel.

02/18/2020

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After 53 years as a federal judge in Brooklyn, Jack B. Weinstein is retiring. He still has a stubborn belief in the American future.

06/21/2019

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Curtis Flowers, a death row inmate in Mississippi, has been tried six times by a white prosecutor with a record of striking black potential jurors.

08/01/2018

The law is not the only reality in a court system. Delays in court access can be devastating to a client's interests.

Thousands of parents are affected by a backlog in the court's Domestic Relations section that attorneys call "unconscionable," "tragic" and "unbearable," given that in some cases parents are being denied access to their children, or are losing jobs and homes while they wait for the court to weigh in...

09/16/2017

Evidence in negligence lawsuits.

For more than 20 years, Bob Walden took photographs for negligence lawsuits. Though the images appear to document reality, they’re really points in an argument.

02/11/2017

Home putting the finishing touches on an extremely productive work week.

02/08/2017

Amended Complaint and Response to Preliminary Objections filed. Time for a late lunch and then on to work on the next case. --- Always refining how to use every hour of a work day productively.

05/04/2016

This is a possible legal option for many families.


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Understanding Britney Spears’s situation — and how it could change.

03/27/2016

School discipline that rises to the level of criminalization may violate a student's civil rights. If your child is treated in this harsh manner you should consult with an attorney.

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The girl who was dragged out of her chair by a police officer at Spring Valley High School lacked the adult protection she deserves.

03/09/2016

22 years of serving clients in 5 Pennsylvania counties.