Keisha Palmer is a member of the firm's Business Section, focusing her practice on areas of public and corporate finance. Miss Palmer represents state and municipal governments in the issuance of tax-exempt and taxable general obligation bonds and notes. In addition, she represents clients in transactional and regulatory matters relating to the financial services industries and general corporate matters. As a student at the University of Connecticut school of Law, Ms. Palmer was a certified legal intern in several legal clinics. She represented low-income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services in the Low-Income Tax Clinic. Ms. Palmer represented indigent clients in appeals of criminal convictions as a member of the Criminal Appellate Clinic. She also interned with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, where she advised tax-exempt organizations on corporate structure, fundraising, and qualifying for and maintaining tax-exempt status.
Ms. Palmer was also a Robinson & Cole summer intern. Prior to practicing law, she pursued a career in consumer finance.
Professional Associations
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- American Bar Association
- George W. Crawford Black Bar Association, Board of Directors
- Connecticut Bar Association
- Hartford County Bar Association
Community Involvement
- The Choir School of Hartford, Inc., Board of Directors
- Hartford Federal Credit Union, Board of Directors
- University of Connecticut School of Law/Robinson & Cole LLP Summer Law Institute
Honors and Awards
- University of Connecticut, Dean's Scholar
- University of Connecticut, Nina E. Olsen & Janet Spragens Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Award for outstanding representation of low-income taxpayers
- Recognized in the special section "Lawyers of Color: High Achievers," Connecticut Law Tribune, 2011
- Judge Jerrold H. Barnett '54 Scholarship for Criminal Appellate Advocacy
Publications & Presentations
Presentations
- "The Changing Regulatory Environment," copresented with Norman H. Roos (10/19/2011) at Housing 2011, the annual conference of the Connecticut Housing Coalition
News
5.23.12, Keisha Palmer Elected to George W. Crawford Black Bar Association Board
5.10.12, Robinson & Cole Stands Against Racism
11.02.11, Robinson & Cole Lawyers Participating in Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Mentoring Program
10.28.11, Finance Attorneys Discuss Dodd-Frank and SAFE Acts at Affordable Housing Conference
9.30.11, Connecticut Law Tribune Recognizes Four Robinson & Cole Attorneys
6.15.11, Robinson & Cole Hosts Summer Interns from the Law and Government Academy at Hartford High School
5.10.11, Keisha Palmer Elected to Federal Credit Union Board
8.25.10, CT Law Tribune features UCONN School of Law/Robinson & Cole Summer Law Institute
6.22.10, Robinson & Cole Attorney Selected for Neighborhood Arts & Heritage Grants Panel
6.16.10, Robinson & Cole Attorney Appointed to Supervisory Committee of Hartford Federal Credit Union
4.26.10, Attorneys Represent Robinson & Cole at George W. Crawford Black Bar Association Annual Dinner
4.21.10, Robinson & Cole Attorneys Volunteer through Junior Achievement at Parkville Community School
12.30.09, Robinson & Cole Attorneys Volunteer through Junior Achievement at Parkville Community School