Robert Keating
Attorney at Law
Attorney Rob Keating has successfully represented individuals charged with crimes ranging from serious felony offenses to minor municipal citations in counties all across Texas.
Rob has a unique perspective gained by his broad life experiences prior to becoming an attorney. Shortly after his graduation from high school in Decatur, Texas, he joined the US Navy where he served for ten years aboard attack submarines. After leaving the Navy, he worked as a corporate trainer and developed his public speaking skills before attending law school. While in law school at Southern Methodist University, Rob gained valuable experience as an intern with both the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office and the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office.
As a firearms enthusiast, Rob is an NRA-certified Pistol Instructor, Home Firearms Safety Instructor, and Range Safety Officer. He is a former Texas License to Carry a Handgun Instructor and is an affiliated attorney with the Armed Citizens’ Legal Defense Network.
- J.D. - Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
- B.S. - Southern Illinois University Carbondale
- All District Courts in Texas
- All County Courts in Texas
- The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
- The Texas Supreme Court
- All Texas Courts of Appeal
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- Texas Bar College
- State Bar of Texas Criminal Law Section
- Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- DUI Defense Lawyers Association
- Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Criminal Defense" list, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- 360 West Magazine Top Attorneys List - Criminal Defense, 2022, 2023
- Elite Lawyer - DWI & Criminal Defense, 2021, 2022
- National Trial Lawyers Top 100 - Criminal Defense, 2021, 2022
- NRA Instructor Range safety officer