Patrick M Keefe - Fairview Heights, IL
Attorney at Keefe & DePauli, P.C.
Workers’ Compensation Defense Lawyers in Fairview Heights, IL
#2 Executive Dr. Fairview Heights, IL 62208
Fairview Heights Workers’ Compensation Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Workers’ Compensation Defense
- Occupational Diseases cases
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell
Education
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Legal Education
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 1987
J.D.
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Saint Louis University School of Law,
St. Louis,
Missouri, 1987
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Non Legal Education
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University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977
Masters Degree in Journalism -
University of Notre Dame, 1976
B.A.
Major: Modern Language
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University of Missouri-Columbia, 1977
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Classes and Seminars
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Lecturer, ISBA Workers' Compensation Section, Winter Seminar, 1994
- Lecturer, Worker's Compensation Claims Association, 1997
Published Works
Articles
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Sportswriter and Sports Editor, Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, IL, 1977-1985
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Arbitrator for Mandatory Arbitration Program 20th Judicial Circuit, St. Clair County; chapter author Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education Workers' Compensation Handbook, 1990- Present
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Co-author seminar paper on Psychological Injury in Worker’s Compensation, Illinois Bar Association Workers' Compensation Section, 1989
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1988
- Missouri, 1988
Other Affiliations
- Past Co-Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee for Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
- St. Clair County Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Bar Association (Member)
- Missouri Bar Association (Member)
- East St. Louis Bar Association (Member)
- Illinois Self-Insured Association (Member)
Contact
#2 Executive Dr.
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
Phone: 618-537-1478
Fax: 618-624-6031
Email: Send a message
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