Thomas Q. Keefe Jr. - Belleville, IL
Attorney at Keefe, Keefe & Unsell, P.C.
Injury Lawyers in Belleville, IL
6 Executive Woods Court Belleville, IL 62226
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Belleville Injury Lawyer
Updated: 04/29/2026
Areas of Practice
- Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Defective Products
- Medical Devices
- Construction
- Trucking
- Auto
Attorney Information
Overview
Tom Keefe, Jr. has been handling high stakes complex lawsuits on behalf of plaintiffs for nearly 40 years. He has compiled a remarkable record including more than 200 verdicts, judgments and settlements in excess of $1,000,000, and more than 20 of those in excess of $10,000,000. His clients have been compensated more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in cases ranging from medical negligence to products liability to vehicle and truck accidents to construction injuries to claims against railroads. He is relentless.
Tom is consistently named as one of America’s top lawyers and has been a Super Lawyer since 2007 through the present. For nearly a decade, his peers have voted him the best Downstate Lawyer, and among the Top 10 of all lawyers, in the State of Illinois. He has received Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating for more than 30 years. Most notably, he is a member of the Inner Circle of Advocates, an invitation-only group of 100 of the best plaintiff lawyers in the United States.
He has given hundreds of lectures and presentations and written extensively. He has been the recipient of numerous honors including the Madison County Record Person of the Year, the Richard Hudlin Memorial Award, and the Leonard Ring Award. He and his late wife Rita have long been active philanthropists and tireless supporters of social justice.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Selected to Illinois Super Lawyers, 2007-2012
- Named as one of America’s top lawyers
- Super Lawyer, 2007 - Present
- Best Downstate Lawyer
- Top 10 of all lawyers, in the State of Illinois
- Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating for more than 30 years
- Madison County Record Person of the Year
- Richard Hudlin Memorial Award
- Leonard Ring Award
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1979
Other Affiliations
- Inner Circle of Advocates (Member)
Contact
6 Executive Woods Court
Belleville, IL 62226
Phone: 618-403-7152
Email: Send a message
Website: https://keefeandkeefe.com/
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