Victoria Ott Keith
Associate512.370.1220
512.476.7832 (fax)
vott@smsm.com
100 Congress Avenue, Suite 800
Austin, TX 78701
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Print PDFVictoria Ott Keith is an experienced litigator, having practiced law for more than 13 years. Prior to joining Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ms. Keith spent five years working for the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. working in the Constitutional and Specialized Tort Branch, defending litigation brought under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Act and the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act.
On two separate occasions, Ms. Keith was awarded recognitions of superior performance by the Attorney General.
EDUCATION
University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1986
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1989
BAR ADMISSIONS
Louisiana, 1989
Mississippi, 1990
Texas, 2002
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Austin Bar Association
Events Committee Chair, Austin Bar Environmental, Natural Resources and Water Law Section
Founder and President of Divine Canines, a 501(c)(3) corporation that provides pet therapy to patients with mental, developmental and physical disabilities
SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS
Author
- "State Law Updates - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 3 (Fall 2007).
- "State Law Updates - Louisiana, Mississippi," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 2 (Spring 2007).
- "State Law Updates - Georgia, Louisiana," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1 (Winter 2007).
- "State Law Updates - Louisiana, Mississippi," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1 (Fall 2006).
Co-Author
- "Benzene: A Litigation Perspective," Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney's Toxic Tort Newsletter (Spring 2006) and Harris Martin's Litigation Watch: Benzene (July 2006).
Practice Areas
Recent News, Articles & Publications
This issue covers a wide range of hot topics. Our victory in the case of Nolan v. Weil signals the death of the Lipke Rule.
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In addition to the requirements imposed by various anti-discrimination statutes, employers must comply with
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Did the plaintiff's attorney realize that he was unleashing the longest running mass tort litigation in U.S. history when he filed
This issue of The Toxic Tort Newsletter contains the second part of David Walter’s comprehensive review of MTBE litigation and
Despite the fact that there have been numerous defense verdicts in welding rod litigation over the past 15 years, the cases continue to be filed. In this edition of the Toxic Tort Newsletter, we examine the status of the litigation, the related epidemiology and the future of the litigation.
The universe of toxic tort litigation keeps expanding. New claims for all types of expsures are on the rise. In this edition, we explore a number of new claims.
Our fall issue contains information that will bring you up-to-date on some of the topics in the Toxic Tort universe. I present the status on the case of Nolan v. Weil McLain, which challenges the Lipke Rule in Illinois.
The National Toxicology Program, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Report on Carcinogens, Tenth Edition, “Carcinogen Profiles 2002,” identifies benzene as a known human carcinogen.1 Benzene is a clear, colorless liquid
Numerous cases have been filed across the country alleging that a plaintiff's cancer is the result of exposure to a product or substance that