Burke Keaty

Burke Keaty focuses his practice exclusively on personal injury and wrongful death litigation as an attorney at Morgan & Morgan. Located in the firm's office in Nashville, Tennessee, he provides advice and counsel to clients throughout the metropolitan area, and he has been admitted to practice before all Tennessee state courts since 2008. Mr. Keaty's successful track record and high degree of ethics have earned him the recognition of his peers, including an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and an "Excellent" peer review rating through Avvo. He has also been named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40.

Mr. Keaty represents people who have been economically and noneconomically harmed as a result of the negligence of other parties. A significant portion of his caseload has involved incidents arising out of motorcycle, truck and other motor vehicle crashes. Other types of matters that Mr. Keaty has handled have included premises liability, auto-pedestrian accidents and dog bites. Throughout his career, he has been able to obtain significant compensation for his plaintiff clients through both jury awards and negotiated settlements, including a 2019 jury verdict in the amount of $821,270.

Mr. Keaty majored in finance as an undergraduate at The University of Tennessee, and in 2005, he received a Bachelor of Science with honors. He remained in Knoxville and obtained his legal education at The University of Tennessee College of Law, and he clerked for a civil litigation firm before being awarded his Juris Doctor in 2008. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan in May 2017, Mr. Keaty was a partner at another Nashville firm, where he had a personal injury practice. He is frequently asked to deliver presentations to colleagues on topics related to his practice area.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.