Kellogg, John H.

Mr. Keep has been an attorney for over 40 years. He graduated from UCLA School of Law with a Juris Doctor Degree. From the beginning of his practice he has been a litigation attorney experienced in most civil and criminal matters. He has litigated most types of personal injury cases, primarily as a claimant's attorney and from time to time as a defense attorney. He has also been an arbitrator in numerous injury and death cases. He has an "AV peer review rating" with Martindale Hubbell Law Directory which is the highest rating available.

Mr. Keep's career began as a criminal prosecutor with the Ventura County District Attorney's Office. During that employment he prosecuted all types of criminal offenses ranging from serious to minor, including murder, manslaughter, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, rape, child molesting, failure to provide child support, drunk driving, assault, battery, traffic tickets, etc. He concluded his career as a prosecutor with a 100% conviction record in felony jury trials. At the time Mr. Keep was with the District Attorney's Office, that office was also the County Counsel for Ventura County and he represented a number of County departments and districts in civil matters, including the County Clerk, County Recorder, Public Works Department and School Districts.

When Mr. Keep left the District Attorney's Office, he established a private law practice in Simi Valley, California. Over the years, his practice has been very broad in scope. He has continued to be involved in criminal law matters as a criminal defense attorney. He has had many years of experience in civil law matters including litigation of injury cases, death cases, dissolution of marriage cases, other family law matters, estate planning, wills and probate, living trusts to avoid probate, business law including sale and purchase of businesses, real estate law, landlord-tenant law including eviction cases, partnerships, forming of closely held corporations, adoptions, conservatorships, guardianships and other matters.