Kenneth A. Keeling

Kenneth A. Keeling is a Houston bankruptcy attorney who represents individuals, families, and small businesses dealing with overwhelming debt. His practice emphasizes consumer bankruptcy matters, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases, and addresses financial problems related to creditors, foreclosure, and collection activity. Kenneth has more than forty years of legal experience and is a co-founder of a debt relief practice. He helps clients assess legal options for managing obligations and seeking a workable financial path forward.

Kenneth earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky and his Juris Doctor from the University of Louisville in 1975. His education combines technical problem-solving with formal legal training. After law school, he worked for Arabian American Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, from 1976 to 1982. He returned to the United States, joined the Texas bar in 1982, and later served as general counsel for the Belvieu Enterprises Companies.

Kenneth worked as general counsel until 1986, when he entered private practice and established affiliated firms originally handling commercial and bankruptcy matters. Over time, his bankruptcy work developed a focus on consumer debtors. His current practice handles Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 relief, along with legal problems involving collection lawsuits, credit card debt, medical bills, foreclosure, repossession, and other obligations. His earlier corporate counsel experience adds business and financial context to his representation of small businesses and individual debtors.

Kenneth is board certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He belongs to the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys and is admitted in Texas, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Kenneth A. Keeling combines decades of legal work and specialized consumer bankruptcy certification to guide clients through financial disputes and debt relief proceedings.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, Keeling Gutierrez Debt Relief Attorneys
• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
• Member, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Louisville
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Kentucky
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering

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