Robert Keating | Fort Worth Criminal Defense Lawyer

Attorney Rob Keating has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes ranging from serious felony offenses to minor municipal citations in counties all across Texas.

​Rob has a unique perspective gained by his broad life experiences prior to becoming an attorney.  Shortly after his graduation from high school in Decatur, Texas, he joined the US Navy where he served for ten years aboard attack submarines.  After leaving the Navy, he worked as a corporate trainer and developed his public speaking skills before attending law school.  While in law school at Southern Methodist University, Rob gained valuable experience as an intern with both the Dallas County District Attorney's Office and the Dallas County Public Defender's Office.

As a firearms enthusiast, Rob is an NRA-certified Pistol Instructor, Home Firearms Safety Instructor, and Range Safety Officer.  He is a former Texas License to Carry a Handgun Instructor and is an affiliated attorney with the Armed Citizens' Legal Defense Network.

​​Rob is a member of the Texas Bar College, State Bar of Texas Criminal Law Section, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the DUI Defense Lawyers Association.  Rob was selected to the Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyers Rising Stars" list in 2020, published in Texas Monthly magazine.

​Rob Keating is admitted to practice in the following courts:
All District Courts in Texas
All County Courts in Texas
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals & The Texas Supreme Court
All Texas Courts of Appeal
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Rob received his B.S. degree summa cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and received his Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

The Law Offices of Robert Keating, PLLC is a DWI and criminal defense law firm serving people who have been arrested or charged with crimes in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Rob handles DWI, assault, family violence, sex crimes, drug offenses, murder, manslaughter, and other criminal cases in Tarrant, Dallas, Parker, Denton, and Wise counties. The firm offers free case evaluations by telephone or video conference.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Law Offices of Robert Keating, PLLC	Fort Worth, TX	Present
Attorney	Dunham & Jones, Attorney at Law, P.C.	Fort Worth, TX	07/2019 - 06/2020
Defense Counsel	Saputo Law Firm	Dallas, TX	10/2017 - 07-2019
Attorney	Beal Law Firm	Southlake, TX	01/2017 - 10/2017
Attorney	Mederos, PLLC	Dallas, TX	10/2015 - 01/2017
Legal Intern	Dallas County District Attorney's Office	Dallas, TX	09/2014 - 09/2015
Legal Intern	Dallas County Public Defender's Office	Dallas, TX	05/2012 - 08/2012

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University	J.D.	Law School	2014
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale	BS	Workforce Education and Development	1999

State / Court	Date
Texas	2014

• State Bar of Texas Criminal Law Section
  Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  DUI Defense Lawyers Association
  Texas Bar College

• Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyers Rising Stars" list in 2020 for criminal law, published in Texas Monthly Magazine

• 2018 Not Guilty in Martin County Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon on a Peace Officer
  Not Guilty.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2014) Licensed as Attorney in Texas. Verified with State Bar of Texas.	July 28, 2020

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