Max Kees is an attorney in the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2002 and practices in the commercial and toxic tort defense areas. Prior to joining Kean Miller, Max had a successful plaintiff's practice for 15 years. He is a well known litigation strategist, having most recently worked as General Counsel for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, defending public school interests for six years.  As a certified audiologit, Mr. Kees assists the Hearing Loss Defense team in alleged hearing loss claims against various industrial facilities.

Representative Experience

• Representation of large paper manufacturers in defense of hearing loss claims.
  
• Representation of nearly 30 oil and chemical companies in a toxic tort class action involving an injection well in a pit site.
• Representation of a large chemical company in a class action resulting from a chemical release.
• Representation of a large boat manufacturer in defense of redhibition and products liability.
• Representation of a cement manufacturer in a products liability defense case.
• Representation of municipalities in personal injury litigation.
• Representation of oil and gas interests.

Education

Max earned his B.S. in 1967 and an M.A. in 1970, both from Louisiana State University. He earned his J.D. from Southern University School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 1981. He graduated second in his class, was a Law Review candidate, recipient of the Corpu Juris Secundum Award, and a Moot Court Board Member.

Admissions

• Admitted to bar, 1981, Louisiana; Colorado (inactive).

Memberships

• Baton Rouge,Louisiana State, and American Bar Associations
• South Baton Rouge Legal Association

Community Service

• Lawyer Member of the Louisiana Certified Paralegal Certifying Board, responsible for supervising and regulating the LCP examination.

Other Activities:

• Past Instructor, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for students receiving Ph.D.s in Special Education.
• Past Instructor, Litigation course, LSU Paralegal Institute.

Authorships

• Author, Foreword:Paralegal Guide to Automobile Accident Cases
  Jimmie Murvin, 1995 (Aspen Law & Business).