Don Keenan
Painting a subject without their knowing it, a surprise portrait, is always fraught with danger… and in the case of Don Keenan, doubly so. A larger than life character, electrifying, the trial lawyer community with his “Reptile Theory” of practice, a TV personality, renowned children’s advocate, often to be found unshaved wearing shorts, T-shirt, and always those sunglasses. An ex-marine of Irish blood and creator of the Kids Foundation and Bono aficionado. All this and more went into this painting. It was with relief that I saw it was warmly and enthusiastically received at its unveiling in Houston. Kudos to the courage of the man brave enough to commission this painting!
Painting a subject without their knowing it, a surprise portrait, is always fraught with danger… and in the case of Don Keenan, doubly so. A larger than life character, electrifying, the trial lawyer community with his “Reptile Theory” of practice, a TV personality, renowned children’s advocate, often to be found unshaved wearing shorts, T-shirt, and always those sunglasses. An ex-marine of Irish blood and creator of the Kids Foundation and Bono aficionado. All this and more went into this painting. It was with relief that I saw it was warmly and enthusiastically received at its unveiling in Houston. Kudos to the courage of the man brave enough to commission this painting!
Don Keenan
Keenan, Don. 16" x 20". 2015. Collection of Keenan Law Firm. Atlanta, GA. Portrait on canvas. Commissioned by HMR Funding, Dean Chase.
Keenan, Don. 16" x 20". 2015. Collection of Keenan Law Firm. Atlanta, GA. Portrait on canvas. Commissioned by HMR Funding, Dean Chase.
This collection reconstructs famous historic and fictional trials capturing moments that speak to the drama and transformational nature of the trial and jury system.
The Trials and Jury Scenes Collection
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Atticus Defends Tom Robinson
Tom Robinson faces the death penalty before a prejudiced all white jury in Maycomb, AL.
Ideal Warren Court
The Justices of the Supreme Court who served under Chief Justice Earl Warren.
Jury Deliberation
An ethnically diverse modern jury deliberates passionately over the facts of the case.
Leopold Loeb Trial
Clarence Darrow delivers his passionate, 12 hour criticism of capital punishment in Chicago 1924.
Lone Holdout Juror
As most of the jurors push for a quick guilty verdict, a lone holdout insists that they examine the evidence more thoroughly.
Scopes Trial
Clarence Darrow defends John T. Scopes, who was accused of teaching Darwinism in Tennessee in 1925.
Scopes Trial II
Clarence Darrow defends John T. Scopes, who was accused of teaching Darwinism in Tennessee in 1925.
Your Father’s Passin'
Atticus Finch leaves the Maycomb Court House after the jury conviction of Tom Robinson.
Twelve Angry Jurors
Twelve top litigators from the Ottawa Region stage a gender neutral version of Reginald Rose's brilliant play.
Twelve Angry Men
The tension mounts as one by one jurors start to realize that perhaps the accused is not guilty of murdering his father after all.
1902 Scranton Coal Miners Strike
John Mitchell, Clarence Darrow, and Rev. John J. Curran present the miner’s case to the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission.
Rogers Defends Darrow
Earl Rogers defends Clarence Darrow, who was indicted for attempted jury bribery in The Los Angeles Times bombing trial of 1912.