About Attorney William L. Keogh — Your Northern Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer

When your freedom and future are on the line, you want an attorney who knows the system from the inside out. William L. Keogh spent years as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in Wayne, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle counties before founding his own defense practice in 2007. That prosecutorial background gives him a strategic advantage few defense attorneys can match — he knows exactly how the other side builds its case.

• Juris Doctorate (1998) — Washington University School of Law, St. Louis (ranked #13 nationally, U.S. News & World Report)
• Order of the Coif — graduated in the top 10% of his class
• Strong background in broadcasting — exceptional courtroom presence and persuasive argumentation

• 2002–2003: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Wayne County
• 2003–2006: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Cheboygan County
• 2006–2007: Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Presque Isle County
  

Since opening the Law Firm of William L. Keogh, PC in 2007, Bill has dedicated his practice to defending individuals across Northern Michigan and the Eastern Upper Peninsula. His clients benefit from a lawyer who treats every case with the attention, preparation, and urgency it deserves — not a paralegal, not a junior associate, but Bill himself.

Bill serves clients in Cheboygan, Petoskey, Gaylord, Rogers City, Alpena, St. Ignace, and the surrounding region. He handles a full range of criminal defense matters including OWI/DUI, drug offenses, assault, domestic violence, theft, sex offenses, expungement, and more.