Deborah Keesey

Deborah Keesey is an attorney licensed to practice law in the states of California and Hawaii. She practices extensively in the fields of business & finance law, probate, conservatorships, trust administration, trust litigation, business succession & advanced estate planning.

Ms. Keesey has a broad spectrum of experience in the field of law. She graduated from Cornell Law School where she had a concentration in Business Law and Regulation and practiced in civil litigation in Hawaii during her early career. Ms. Keesey built on those skills and combined them with a global project finance department at the international law firm of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, with Honors, and an emphasis in Accounting, Finance and Marketing.

Ms. Keesey serves in many professional organizations, including the Los Angeles Superior Court Appointed Counsel Panel and the Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Officer Program. She is a former board member of the South Bay Women Lawyer’s Association and member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Ms. Keesey currently serves as the Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Trusts and Estates Executive Committee. She is the President of the South Bay Bar Association and past Probate Chair. She is also a past member of the Benjamin Aranda, III, American Inn of Court, and contributor to the CEB publications. In her community, Ms. Keesey is an active volunteer having served as a guest speaker at the Health Care & Elder Law Programs (H.E.L.P.), which provides older adults and their families with information, counseling on elder care, law, and consumer protection. She is also a member of the Torrance Memorial Medical Center Professional Advisory Council and speaks at seminars as well as contributes articles to its Health and Wellness blogs. Ms. Keesey also served on the board of directors to the Volunteer Center, South Bay-Harbor-Long Beach, whose programs focus on youth mental health, food for kids, and Operation Teddy Bear.