Mr. John Schuyler Keating

John, a.k.a. "Chip" (a nickname he's had since birth) is the principal of the Law Offices of John S. Keating, a general practice law firm in Marshfield, MA serving residents and business on Boston's South Shore. Chip is a graduate of Brown University (B.A., political science, 1985) and Suffolk University Law School (cum laude, 1993). Chip's practice includes divorce and family law (approximately 50% of the practice), civil litigation, real estate, landlord/tenant, wills and trusts, employment law, and consumer protection.

Chip is an active member of the Marshfield community, having served in local office (in a variety of elected and appointed positions), as the parent of three girls in the town's public schools, and as a long-time coach in the Marshfield Youth Soccer program.

• Civil Litigation

Massachusetts

Since 1996

1st Circuit

Since 2009

Principal

Law Offices of John S. Keating

2008 - Current

Prior to founding the Law Offices of John S. Keating, John (a.k.a. "Chip") was a litigator for many years, with a focus on consumer fraud, securities, and antitrust matters.

Suffolk University

J.D. | Law

1989 - 1993

Honors: Graduated cum laude. Member, Moot Court Board

Brown University

B.A. | Political Science

1980 - 1985

Honors: Named by the Brown Alumni Monthly as one of "Ten [Graduating Seniors] Who Made a Difference", May, 1985.

Activities: Brown Daily Herald (student newspaper), columnist; Undergraduate Council of Students (student government), elected member; Delta Upsilon (fraternity), member; Naked Eye (a journal of politics and current affairs), founder and publisher; Rugby

Marshfield Planning Board

Member and also Chairman

1998 - 2002

Activities: Member, 1998-2002. Chairman, 2001.

Marshfield Community Preservation Committee

Member

2001 - 2001

History of Issues: Censorship; Resisting the Urge to Limit Our Freedoms

Greenhaven Press

December, 2006