Ally Keegan
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in San Diego, California
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Assault & battery,
Domestic violence,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Sex offenses,
Tax
Education Qualification:
University of San Diego School of Law
Practice Areas:
Criminal defense,
Assault & battery,
Domestic violence,
Drug & alcohol violations,
Sex offenses,
Tax
925 B St, Suite 604, San Diego, CA 92101San Diego, California, 92101
First Admitted: 2016, California
Professional Webpage: https://www.davidpshapirolaw.com/experience/team/ally-keegan...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- The State Bar of California, 2016-Present
- District Court for the Southern District of California, 2016
Honors/Awards:
- Women of Influence in Law, San Diego Business Journal, 2024
- Celebrating Women Finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2023
- Women of Influence in Law 2023, San Diego Business Journal, 2023
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2023
- Nominated in the Activist category for work with Charitable Causes, Non-Profits, Social Justice, Law & Legal., Celebrating Women Finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2022
- Top 50 Women of Influence in Law 2022, San Diego Business Journal, 2022
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2022
- Celebrating Women Finalist, San Diego Magazine, 2021
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2021
- Women of Influence in Law 2021, San Diego Business Journal, 2021
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Legislative update for the Lawyers Club Newsletter about the makeup of California's legislators in 2022 and key pieces of potential legislation to keep an eye on., Author, Looking Ahead: The Decisions To Be Made and Who Will Be Making Them, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2022
- Legislative update for the Lawyers Club Newsletter on the California bills that failed during the 2021 legislative cycle., Author, The Bills that Died in 2021, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2021
- Legislative update for the Lawyers Club Newsletter., Author, Added Protections for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2021
- Legislative update for the Lawyers Club Newsletter about the status of incarcerated women's reproductive rights, Author, A New Focus on Incarcerated Women’s Reproductive Rights, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2021
- Article about the 48th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade opinion and the history behind the case and its legal challenges, Author, Roe v. Wade Celebrates 48 Years Despite Decades of Challenges, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2021
- Taught live national MCLE course on bail law and reform for legal professionals. Course description: "Bail and pre-trial release are essential components of the modern U.S. criminal justice system, and bail has recently become the subject of much debate. This course will discuss how imperative it is to have your client released pre-trial when possible, and the basics of arguing for pre-trial release. When your client cannot afford cash bail, the course also reviews common release conditions that can be utilized in the alternative. The course will also survey the various approaches to bail reform, and weigh the arguments for and against it. By understanding the issues surrounding bail at both the micro- and macro-levels, attorneys will be better equipped to obtain favorable results for the clients at the outset of their cases that will resonate throughout their proceedings. This course will discuss the common hurdles and creative solutions that attorneys can implement to obtain those results.", Speaker, Bail Law: Procedure, Policy & Pitfalls, ProLawCLE, Legal, 2020
- The right to reasonable bail or pretrial release has become a pillar of the modern U.S. criminal justice system. It became more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic, when cities and counties nationwide scrambled to reduce their jail and prison populations to prevent its spread. This course will discuss how imperative it is to have your client released pretrial when possible, and the basics of arguing for pretrial release. When your client cannot afford cash bail, the course also reviews common release conditions that can be utilized in the alternative. The accessibility of pretrial release (or lack thereof) to criminal defendants has recently become the subject of much debate. The course will also survey the various approaches to bail reform, and weigh the arguments for and against it, Speaker, Bail Law: Before, During & After a Pandemic, LawPracticeCLE, Criminal Defense, 2020
- Analysis of why San Diego criminal courts should continue to keep some remote services accessible even after the COVID-19 pandemic has ended, Author, Opinion: The Case for Keeping Criminal Cases Partially Remote After COVID-19, Times of San Diego, 2020
- Article recapping Reproductive Justice panel event for the Lawyers Club Newsletter, Author, Reproductive Justice Amidst a Global Pandemic, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2020
- Legislative update for the Lawyers Club Newsletter about ongoing advocacy efforts with respect to the LGBTQ community in the wake of COVID-19, Author, LGBTQ Advocacy and Legislation Amid the COVID-19 Crisis, Lawyers Club Newsletter, 2020
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