JoDee K. Keegan, Partner

Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue LLP

JoDee Keegan is a partner in our firm's business section and the leader of the Corporate Counsel and Business teams. She has extensive experience representing clients in a broad area of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, commercial transactions, corporate governance, and corporate finance. JoDee represents clients in a variety of industries including wood products, manufacturing, real property development, ag/natural resources, automobile, and technology industries.

JoDee is a former member of the Board of Directors of Meritas, an integrated, non-profit alliance of more than 170 independent commercial law firms located in over 60 countries. Within the firm, she is a member of the firm's Executive Committee and a member of the opinion letter committee. She is also a member of the firm's Closely Held Business team.

Bar Admissions:

• Oregon, 1997
• Washington, 2003

Education:

• Willamette University School of Law, J.D., 1997
• Boise State University, B.A., English, 1994
   

Classes/Seminars Taught:

• Article 9 Security Interests, Consignments & PMSI (Purchase money security interest), 2010
• Credit Enhancements – Article 9 Security Interests, 2010
• Secured Transactions: Article 9 and Consignments, 2009 
• Secured Transactions, 2008 
• Business Succession Planning
• Overview of Sarbanes-Oxley, 2004
• Revised Article 9 of the UCC, 2002 
• Drafting and Negotiating Purchase Agreements, 2002 
• Choosing a Business Entity, 2001

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Meritas, Board of Directors, 2007-2010 
• Oregon State Bar, Tax, Business, and Securities Sections, Member
• Multnomah Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member