Illinois Bicycle Law Pages

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Attorney Mike Keating Presides Over Meeting of Bicycle Attorneys at Trial Lawyer Convention

Keating Law Offices attorney Mike Keating presided over the annual meeting of the Bicycle Litigation Group for the American Association for Justice. The organization, commonly called “AAJ,” is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to protect the rights of accidents victims and fighting to protect the right to trial by jury. AAJ confronts corporate and political interests seeking to infringe upon the rights of American consumer and workers.

Mike Keating has been the Chair of the Bicycle Litigation Group since 2013. The group is comprised of attorneys throughout the nation who focus all or part of their practice on representing victims of bicycle crashes and their families. The group’s meetings regularly are focused on changes in bicycle laws and the members’ shared focus of advocating for their clients in claims against insurance companies and corporations. Meetings are held every February during the Winter Meeting and again every summer at the AAJ Annual Convention held each year in a different city throughout the country.


Attorney Mike Keating in Winter Park, Colorado 
This year’s event was held in Denver, the “Mile High City.” Denver is a very bicycle friendly city which was evident by the number of protected bike lanes and excellent signage. Given its location to the Rocky Mountains, the area also boasts some of the best mountain biking in the world. In addition to working as an attorney on behalf of the victims of bicycle crashes, Mike Keating is an avid bicyclist. While in Colorado Mike Keating had the opportunity to join other bicycle law attorneys and bicycle experts to the Trestle Bike Park at Winter Park Resort for a day of lift-accessed mountain biking at elevations over 12,000 feet.