Richard E. Keene - Bio

Richard “Rich” Keene is a California native and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (1986), and Santa Clara University School of Law (1992). Rich has been practicing law for 34 years. Throughout his career, he has served as staff counsel to a nationwide insurance carrier and a venture capital group, while also advising individuals, families, and small businesses on estate planning. For the past 23 years, his practice has focused almost exclusively on probate and estate planning. Rich is married and has two children.

Affiliations:

• Member, State Bar of California
• Member, State Bar of California Trusts and Estates Section
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Nevada County Bar Association
• Rotarian, Grass Valley Club
• Member and current President of the Board of Directors, Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation
• Member and past President, Gold Country Estate Planning Council
• Past member, Board of Directors for Hospice of the Foothills (7 years)
• Past Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America Troop 855