Mr. Theodore von Keller

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Mr. Theodore von Keller: Attorney with Crawford & von Keller, LLC
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Biography

Ted von Keller grew up in Camden, South Carolina, and graduated from Camden High School in 1971. He attended the University of South Carolina from which he graduated in 1975 with a B.A. Degree in History. While an undergraduate, he was a member of the USC Soccer Club and was awarded an exchange scholarship by the Department of History to attend the University of Warwick in Coventry, United Kingdom. After undergraduate school he obtained his M.A.T. in History from the University of South Carolina graduate school.

Mr. von Keller thereafter taught high school history and coached soccer at The Joseph Kershaw Academy in Camden, South Carolina from 1976 to 1981, and he was the Assistant Headmaster during the 1980 – 1981 school year. In 1981 he taught psychology and United States and European History at the Hammond Academy in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. von Keller enrolled in law school at the USC School of Law in 1982 and graduated in 1985. While at the USC School of Law, he was a member of The Moot Court Bar and The Order of Barristers, winning the Moot Court competition in 1983 before the South Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. von Keller also was an Instructor of Legal Writing during his third year of law school.

After graduating from law school, Mr. von Keller worked first as an associate, then as a partner at the law firm of Adams, Quackenbush, Herring & Stuart in Columbia, South Carolina, which later changed its name to Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart, P.A. Mr. von Keller was later a partner at Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller from 2008 until he formed Crawford and von Keller, LLC in 2010.

Mr. von Keller’s practice for 35 years has been in litigation. He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy Trial School and has extensive trial experience in all state and federal courts. His emphasis is on general defense litigation, creditor’s rights litigation and commercial litigation, bankruptcy and landlord tenant law.

Mr. von Keller is admitted to the Richland County Bar; the South Carolina Bar; United States District Court District of South Carolina; and United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. von Keller is a member of the Richland County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association and the American Bar Association.

Ted lives in Blythewood, South Carolina with his wife, Kim. His daughter, Elizabeth, is also an attorney in Columbia, SC.

Classes/Seminars

• Lecturer-17 seminars on Landlord/Tenant law; 2000-2017

Honors and Awards

• Legal Elite of the Midlands in the Columbia Business Monthly in the area of Bankruptcy and Creditor’s Rights 2015-2019

Past Employment Positions

• The Joseph Kershaw Academy, 1976 – 1981

• The Joseph Kershaw Academy, Assistant Headmaster , 1980 – 1981

• Adams, Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart(Berry, Quackenbush & Stuart, P.A.), Associate & Partner

• Leath, Bouch, Crawford & von Keller, Partner, 2008 – 2010
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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Litigation

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of South Carolina, B.A., History, 1975; University of South Carolina, M.A.T., History, 1976
Law School Attended:
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1985
Year of First Admission:
1985
Admission:
1985, South Carolina; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Memberships:
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association; National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Languages:
English
Birth Information:
Camden, South Carolina, November 27, 1952
ISLN:
901789875

Peer Reviews

4.7/5.0 (19 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.7/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.7/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.7/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.7/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/28/23 in Litigation

    I have been on the other side of and on the same side of numerous cases with this lawyer, and find him to be of excellent ability and ethical standards.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/21/23 in Litigation

    Ted is a good lawyer, and good communicator.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 09/14/23 in Litigation

    Very bright, quick study, and personable

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/14/23 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/12/23 in Creditors Rights

    I have had experience over a number of years with Theodore von Keller and have always found him to be an excellent advocate for his clients who communicates well with opposing counsel and works to get issues resolved quickly and reasonably.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/05/23 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/05/23 in Litigation

    Ted is very responsive and very accomplished in landlord representation and general business litigation. We often refer clients to him and they have always been extremely happy with his professionalism and communication and the outcomes he is able t... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/01/23 in Collections

    Mr. von Keller is an extremely capable attorney who possesses excellent judgment and knowledge of the law. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Attorney on 09/01/23 in Litigation

    I have known Mr. von Keller for over 30 years. His knowledge of law and his judgment are second to none. He possesses excellent legal skills and is extremely pleasant to work with. I cannot recommend him highly enough.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 08/31/23 in Litigation

    Ted is a man of great character and intellect. He is an excellent lawyer.

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