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Chuck Keller's primary area of practice is in employment law, concentrated in defending employers protesting federal- and state-issued Occupational Safety & Health Administration and Mine Safety & Health Administration citations, resolving and contesting citations in federal and state administrative hearings, and appealing administrative decisions to the OSHA Review Board and federal or state Courts of Appeal. He is experienced in counseling employers in other OSHA and MSHA related matters, including drafting and reviewing safety and compliance programs, petitioning for variances, and complying with OSHA and MSHA standards. Chuck is experienced in counseling and defending employers in personnel-related matters, including wrongful termination, sexual harassment and/or discrimination charges, labor relations, severance agreements, and civil suits in state and federal courts and agencies.

Education

  • Hamline University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1985)
    • Silver Gavel Honor Society
    • Law Review
    • Dean's List
  • Lawrence University (B.A., Economics, 1982)

Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of Arizona
  • Supreme Court of Minnesota
  • United States District Court, District of Arizona

Professional Memberships & Activities

  • State Bar of Arizona
  • State Bar of Nevada
  • Maricopa County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Arizona Builders Alliance, Safety Committee
  • National Utility and Contractors' Association, Safety Committee Member

Representative Presentations & Publications

  • Confronting Myths of the OSHA Inspection Process, Co-Presenter with Darin Perkins, ASSE, Mesa, Arizona (April 10, 2012)
  • Superintendent Safety Boot Camp, Kitchell Contractors, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (March 17, 2012)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Trench Shoring Company, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 8, 2012)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, The Ashton Company, Inc., Tucson, Arizona (February 10, 2012)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Helix Electric, Inc., San Diego, California (February 3, 2012)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Urban Energy Solutions, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (January 28, 2012)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of Trilogy), Presenter, Tucson Clients, Tucson, Arizona (January 19, 2012)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation  and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, California Grain & Feed Association, Grain & Feed Industry Conference (January 11-12, 2012)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Altima Business Solutions, TechEDge seminar, Chandler, Arizona (December 13, 2011)
  • Confronting Myths of the OSHA Inspection Process, Co-Presenter with Darin Perkins, Arizona State Bar, Construction Group, Phoenix, Arizona (December 6, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, The American Society of Safety Engineers (“ASSE”) Arizona Chapter, Phoenix, Arizona (December 2, 2011)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents (Part III of Trilogy), Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Phoenix Clients, Phoenix, Arizona (November 10, 2011)
  • The Hot Topics in Arizona OSHA 2011, Presenter, Arizona Utilities Supervisors Association, Inc. (“AUSA”), Chandler, Arizona (November 4, 2011)
  • Hot Topics and New Developments in California OSHA 2011, Speaker, California Construction Law Update 2011, Snell & Wilmer, Costa Mesa, California (October 2011)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Helix Electric, Inc., San Diego, California (October 28, 2011)
  • Reacting to the Nevada LEP, Presenter, The American Society of Safety Engineers (“ASSE”), Nevada Chapter, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 27, 2011)
  • Reacting to the Nevada LEP, Presenter, Nevada Clients, Las Vegas, Nevada (October 20, 2011)
  • Hot Topics in California OSHA 2011, Presenter, California Clients, Orange County, California (October 19, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Arizona State Mine Inspector Fall Conference, Phoenix, Arizona (October 13, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability (Part II of Trilogy), Presenter, Phoenix Clients, Phoenix, Arizona (October 6, 2011)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Helix Electric, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada (September 28, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Feld Motor Sports, Aurora, Illinois (September 19, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of Trilogy), Presenter, Phoenix Clients, Phoenix, Arizona (September 8, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Helix Electric, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada (August 31, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Feld Entertainment, Dallas, Texas (August 3, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, TelCom Construction, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (July 14, 2011)
  • Recent Developments at Nevada OSHA and An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, NUCA, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 30, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Helix Electric, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada (June 29, 2011)
  • Hot Topics in Arizona OSHA 2011, Presenter, The American Society of Safety Engineers – Arizona Chapter (“ASSE”) Convention, Phoenix, Arizona (June 27, 2011)
  • Understanding the Criminal Threat, Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, TelCom Construction, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona  (June 20, 2011)
  • Understanding the Criminal Threat (Part III of Trilogy), Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, Orange County Clients, Orange County, California (June 16, 2011)
  • OSHA Liability Update 2011, Presenter, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona (June 10, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability (Part II of Trilogy), Presenter, Orange County Clients, Orange County, California (June 2, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of Trilogy), Presenter, Orange County Clients, Orange County, California (May 26, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation  and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Nevada Energy, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 12, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation  and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Nevada Energy - Reid Gardner Power Plant, Las Vegas, Nevada (May 11, 2011)
  • Hot Topics in Arizona OSHA 2011, Presenter, The American Society of Safety Engineers – Arizona Chapter (“ASSE”), Phoenix, Arizona (May 6, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, TelCom Construction, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (May 4, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, California (April 29, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Pinal Energy, Maricopa, Arizona (April 15, 2011)
  • Changes in Nevada OSHA 2011, Presenter, Associated General Contractors, Las Vegas, Nevada (April 14, 2011)
  • Changes in Nevada OSHA 2011; Understanding the Criminal Threat (Part III of Trilogy), Presenter, Nevada Clients, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 31, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Clark-Hunt, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 10, 2011)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability (Part II of Trilogy), Presenter, Nevada Clients, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 10, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Pinal Energy, Maricopa, Arizona (March 8, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of Trilogy), Presenter, Nevada Clients, Las Vegas, Nevada (February 17, 2011)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Sybrant Construction, Phoenix, Arizona (January 21, 2011)
  • OSHA Hot Topics, Presenter, Arizona Utilities Supervisor’s Association (AUSA) – Fall 2010 Meeting, Chandler, Arizona (November 4, 2010)
  • Best Practices For Subcontractors, Presenter, ASA of Arizona, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (November 3, 2010)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Southern Nevada American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Las Vegas, Nevada (October 7, 2010)
  • OSHA Legal Issues, Presenter, Southern Nevada American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Las Vegas, Nevada (October 7, 2010)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Green Valley Pecan Company, Sahuarita, Arizona (September 22, 2010)
  • Planning for a Crisis: Legal and Communication Strategies, Presenter, Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), Phoenix, Arizona (September 16, 2010)
  • OSHA’s Multi-Employer Liability and Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (September 15, 2010)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents (Part III of Trilogy), Co-Presenter with Pat Galloway, California Clients, Orange County, California (July 22, 2010)
  • Field Management Safety, Presenter, Pulte Group and Pulte Building Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada (July 15, 2010)
  • New Developments Affecting Nevada & Federal OSHA, Presenter, Perini Building Company, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 30, 2010)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability (Part II of Trilogy), Presenter, California Clients, Orange County, California (June 24, 2010)
  • An Employer’s Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of Trilogy), Presenter, California Clients, Orange County, California (June 16, 2010)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Metro Water District, Tucson, Arizona (May 20, 2010)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents (Part III of OSHA Trilogy), Presenter, Phoenix/Tucson Clients, Tucson, Arizona (May 6, 2010)
  • Your Rights as an Employer Representative During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Dole Fresh Vegetables' management representatives, Monterey, California (April 30, 2010)
  • Recordkeeping Issues Under the New National Emphasis, Presenter, Arizona Utilities Supervisor's Association (AUSA), Chandler, Arizona (April 22, 2010)
  • Nevada 10/30 OSHA Regulations and Recordkeeping Issues, Presenter, AGC Safety Committee (April 15, 2010)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability (Part II of OSHA Trilogy), Presenter, Phoenix/Tucson Clients, Tucson, Arizona (April 8, 2010)
  • An Employer's Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation (Part I of OSHA Trilogy), Presenter, Phoenix/Tucson Clients, Tucson, Arizona (March 25, 2010)
  • Joint Investigative Protocol: Criminal Prosecution Under Attorney General's Office and Industrial Commission of Arizona, Presenter, Kitchell Construction, 2010 Superintendent Safety Seminar, Phoenix, Arizona (March 20, 2010)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Southern Nevada ASSE, Las Vegas, Nevada (March 18, 2010)
  • Recordkeeping Issues Under the New National Emphasis, Presenter, Southern Arizona Safety Council, Tucson, Arizona (February 16, 2010)
  • Recordkeeping Issues and Top Ten OSHA Construction Violations – 2009, Presenter, Association of General Contractors, Phoenix, Arizona (January 12, 2010)
  • Your Rights as an Employer Representative During an OSHA Investigation/Steps to Minimize Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Rhino Las Vegas, LLC management, Las Vegas Nevada (December 15, 2009)
  • The Criminal Threat and Status of OSHA 10/30 Training, Presenter, Las Vegas Clients, Las Vegas, Nevada (December 10, 2009)
  • Criminal Prosecution of Jobsite Fatalities: Is the Threat Real? Presenter, Phoenix Clients, Phoenix, Arizona (December 4, 2009)
  • An Employer's Rights and Responsibilities During an OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Phoenix Clients, Phoenix, Arizona (October 30, 2009)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, AUSA 2009 Fall Conference, Chandler, Arizona (October 23, 2009)
  • Nevada OSHA: Construction Hot Topics 2009, Presenter, Associated General Contractors of America, Las Vegas, Nevada (September 17, 2009)
  • The Criminal Threat: How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Presenter, Dole Fresh Vegetables, Monterey, California (June 26, 2009)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Perini Building Company, Las Vegas, Nevada (June 19, 2009; June 4, 2009)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability, Presenter, Corbins Electric, Phoenix, Arizona (May 21, 2009)
  • OSHA Under Obama: Possible Changes in 2009, Presenter, Arizona Builders Association, Tucson, Arizona (January 20, 2009)
  • Confronting Myths of the OSHA Inspection Process, Co-Presenter with Mark Norton, SCF of Arizona – ASSE's Safety Works Expo 2006, Phoenix, Arizona (March 7, 2006)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability-A Management Perspective, Presenter, Kitchell Contractors, Inc., Phoenix, Arizona (February 24, 2006)
  • Criminal Prosecution for the Industrial Accident: Far West/Santec Situation, Presenter, ASSE – Construction Section Monthly Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona (February 9, 2006)
  • An Employer's Rights & Responsibilities During An OSHA Investigation, Presenter, Diversified Roofing Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona (February 2, 2006)
  • Minimizing Your OSHA Liability-A Management Perspective, Presenter, Maricopa County Department of Transportation 2006 Safety Fair, Phoenix, Arizona (January 25, 2006)
  • The Criminal Threat-How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Presenter, National Safety Council, Phoenix, Arizona (January 25, 2006)
  • Joint Investigative Protocol-Criminal Prosecution Under Attorney General's Office and The Industrial Commission of Arizona, Presenter, Kelco Contracting Co., Phoenix, Arizona (January 6, 2006)
  • Safety and Other Employment Issues Confronting Employers Regarding Telecommuting, Presenter, Arizona Governmental Safety Association ("AGSA"), Peoria, Arizona (October 28, 2005)
  • Contesting An OSHA Citation, Presenter, Arizona Utility Supervisors Association's 2005 Fall Conference, Chandler, Arizona (October 20, 2005)
  • The Criminal Threat-How to React to Serious Jobsite Accidents, Presenter, Toll Brothers, Inc., Oakland, California (July 27, 2005)

Professional Recognition & Awards

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Litigation (2012); Construction Law (2009-2011)
  • Arizona's Finest Lawyers (2011)
  • 2003 Mark Dryer Safety Award, National Utility Contractors Association of Arizona