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ARTHUR J. MCKEON III
Specializes in: Employment and Labor law on behalf of management. Education: Loyola University of Los Angeles (B.A. 1974); Loyola University of Los Angeles (J.D. degree cum laude 1978). Court Affiliations: California Supreme Court, California Courts of Appeal, U.S. Federal District Courts; Superior Courts of the State of California. Community Activities: PHIRA Board Member for Political Affairs, District 12; Member, L.A. County Sheriff Mountain Rescue Team for the Santa Clarita Valley (1982-1989); AYSO soccer coach, 1987 to present, Chief Coach AYSO Region 678 1995-1999. Lecturer: To executives, business groups and human resource professionals on employment issues including the Family Medical Leave Act, Americans with Disability Act, Title VII, California's Fair Employment and Housing Act, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Mr. McKeon also lectured to the Southern California Association of Defense Counsel; Los Angeles County Grand Jury; Combined Claims Conference; Automobile Club of Southern California; 20th Century Insurance; and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on civil liability exposure for emergency and rescue personnel. Reason for becoming a lawyer: Long story. I worked my way through college fighting forest and brush fires for the L.A. County Fire Department on an Air Attack Crew. Call it part of my Irish heritage. When a heart murmur disqualified me from a permanent position, I looked for a career which would provide the same satisfaction of helping people with problems. (I can't help it if I want to come to the rescue of anybody and anything I meet). Being a lawyer seemed a perfect fit with my personality, too. It's my own Irish mix of blarney along with the ferocity of a Rugby player…either way, it works for me…and my clients. What I like best about practicing at GKC&J: I can practice anywhere, as any of my partners can. We choose to stay together because we simply respect and like each other. Also, I have known our managing partner, Jeff Crafts since we were freshman at Loyola. We met during an intramural basketball game. I committed a terrible, terrible foul, literally flipping him when he went up for a jumper. There goes that Irish in me. In spite of that, we became friends. This firm simply sticks together, and so do our clients. It's a great place as a result. If you know of another company so committed to each other and its clients, let me know. Greatest win/moment: It's rewarding to listen to a jury verdict in your favor, especially when you've just beat the leading partner from a nationally prestigious firm. It's a better feeling earning the trust of a CEO who calls you with a pressing problem and helping solve it without litigation. But none of that beats coaching a kid who was never expected to walk, and watching her face light up as she scores a goal. Latest hobby/project: Writing the biography of Cliff Claven; working title, "The Trivial Pursuit of a Letter Carrier.". Words of Wisdom: God hates the peace of those he has destined for war. Translation: Be yourself and fulfill your destiny. |
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