Commercial Litigation Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Richard J. "Rich" Keshian
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2005 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Rich Keshian has extensive experience in civil litigation, concentrating in product liability and business litigation. He is a certified mediator and arbitrator. Mr. Keshian has represented numerous clients in the automotive and furniture industries and other manufacturing industries regarding product liability issues. Mr. Keshian is also an adjunct professor at Wake Forest School of Law. During law school, Mr. Keshian was an Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.
Mr. Keshian has regularly been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, mass tort litigation and Class Actions and has consistently achieved the "Lawyer of the Year" designation for Eminent Domain and Condemnation law. He has also been regularly named a North Carolina "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation and Insurance Coverage by SuperLawyers magazine. Mr. Keshian also received the Pro Bono Impact Award from Business Leader Media. He was voted by North Carolina attorneys as a member of “Legal Elite,” one of the best litigation attorneys in North Carolina in North Carolina Business magazine. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell*
Overview
- Duke University, B.A., graduated 1979
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1982
- Duke University, B.A., graduated 1979
- Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1982
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Triad (2025)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Triad (2025)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Triad (2024)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Triad (2023)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Triad (2022)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Triad (2021)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Triad (2020)
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, Greensboro (2018)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Greensboro (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Commercial Litigation
- Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Special Focus:
- Eminent Domain
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