Keisha Palmer is a member of the firm's Public Finance Practice Group, 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. She also drafts ordinances, resolutions, and indentures providing for the issuance of bonds and notes. Most recently, Miss Palmer served as counsel to a large municipality, drafting model language for proposed amendments to the General Statutes of Connecticut concerning the establishment and governance of stormwater authorities within the State of Connecticut. In addition, she represents clients in transactional and regulatory matters relating to the financial services industries and in general corporate matters.
Prior to joining Robinson & Cole, Miss Palmer represented low-income taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service and the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services in the University of Connecticut School of Law's Low-Income Tax Clinic and Criminal Appellate Clinic, where she represented indigent clients in appeals of criminal convictions. She also interned with the Connecticut Urban Legal Initiative, advising tax-exempt organizations on corporate structure, fundraising, and qualifying for and maintaining tax-exempt status.
Before practicing law, Miss Palmer successfully pursued a career in banking and 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
- Connecticut Association of Municipal Attorneys
Community Involvement
- Hartford Federal Credit Union, Board of Directors
- University of Connecticut School of Law/Robinson & Cole LLP Summer Law Institute
Honors and Awards
- Recognized in the special section "Lawyers of Color: High Achievers,"Connecticut Law Tribune, 2011
- 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
- Judge Jerrold H. Barnett '54 Scholarship for Criminal Appellate Advocacy
Publications & Presentations
Presentations
- "The Changing Regulatory Environment," co-presented with Norman H. Roos (10/19/2011) at Housing 2011, the annual conference of the Connecticut Housing Coalition
News
5.06.13, Keisha Palmer Reelected to Crawford's Board of Directors
3.20.13, Keisha Palmer Participates in Diversity Roundtable Discussion at UConn School of Law
6.22.12, Associates Support Greater Hartford Arts Council Fundraiser
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