Bloomberg Law
June 14, 2019, 6:14 PM UTC

Trump to Nominate Big Law Attorney to Legal Services Corp Board

Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Melissa Heelan Stanzione
Reporter

President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Matthew D. Keenan, the former chair of Shook, Hardy & Bacon’s pro bono committee, to the board of directors of the Legal Services Corporation.

Keenan, a partner in the firm’s Kansas City office whose practice includes pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, would serve as a member of LSC’s board of directors for the remainder of a three-year term that expires July 13, 2020.

LSC is an independent, non-profit corporation established by Congress to provide funding for civil legal aid to low-income Americans.

President Trump has attempted to cut the organization’s ...

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