DE222 Honoree: Keith Donovan

Title: Managing Partner

Workplace: Morris James LLP

Alma Maters: Widener University Delaware Law School, University of Delaware

Boards: American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Delaware Chapter, Delaware State Bar Association, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice

Q&A: What was your first job? “My first job, at the age of 13, was with the City of Lewes in the maintenance department. For an entire summer, I cut grass, picked up trash on the public beaches, and cleaned the public restrooms.

Since 2018, Keith Donovan has served as the managing partner of Morris James, one of the largest law firms in Delaware, where he oversees 70 attorneys and nearly 100 other employees in offices across the state. In his own practice, he is a veteran personal injury lawyer with more than 30 years of experience litigating personal injury cases, including mass torts and product liability claims. He has successfully resolved thousands of cases and won 45 in court. Donovan is currently representing individuals injured due to the water contamination at Camp Lejeune.