SF Chronicle profiles John Keker, Dickie Scruggs’ attorney
San Francisco trial attorney John Keker has had his celebrity clients, including Lance Armstrong and George Lucas. He has had his share of white-collar cases, including Frank Quattrone and Andrew Fastow. And he has had big political trials, including his prosecution of Lt. Col. Oliver North during the Iran-Contra scandal.
Keker, sitting in his light- and art-filled office in front of a portrait of Napoleon, smiles and confesses: “I like it when everybody says, ‘This is the worst person in the world – let’s kill him!’ I love to stand between an imperfect human being and the full weight of the hypocritical, holier-than-thou masses. I love to fight with people about things I care about.”
The 68-year-old Keker, who lives in San Francisco’s Russian Hill – and vows never to move south of California Street or west of Van Ness Avenue – has been practicing law for four decades and is considered one of the country’s greatest trial lawyers. He is combative and pragmatic, and has the button-down looks of an attorney while sporting the black boots of an agitator. He is an expert in human nature and a student of motivation and morality.
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6/10/12
Magnolia Tribune
