Byrnes Keller Cromwell

Seattle boutique Byrnes Keller Cromwell is noted for its "lean and mean" litigation capacity, consisting of seven partners conducting litigation "of the toughest varieties," according to peers. Speaking to the firm's approach, one peer goes so far as to venture, "If you need hard-ass, I'm going to f*** you up and run you over with a bus, scorched-earth, deflect-an-asteroid litigation, that's what the Byrnes Keller firm can deliver. They are TOUGH!"

In particular, Bradley Keller is most often championed as "a true trial lawyer, one of Seattle's best, if not the best." One peer confirms, "I have tangled with Brad a bunch and he is really solid." Keller represents Chesapeake Energy in a matter in a criminal trial regarding alleged bid rigging in Michigan, and also represents IBM in a dispute between a licensee and licensor regarding patent royalties. Keller's counterclaim yielded an $8 million judgment in the client's favor.