Max Keller, J.D.
Minneapolis Criminal Defense Attorney
Keller Criminal Defense Attorneys
Minneapolis criminal defense lawyer Max Keller focuses on protecting the rights of those accused of committing a crime, including DWI, drug crimes, sex crimes, white-collar crimes, & traffic violations. We eliminate fines and jail time. Keller was chosen as a Super Lawyer two years in a row
Max strives to obtain dismissal of charges or reduced charges. In fact, he has been able to obtain dismissals of charges ranging from felony criminal sexual conduct to misdemeanor DWI before trial. In addition, he has tried jury trials in areas across the state from Noble County to Martin County to Scott County and Hennepin County. He has won jury trial cases in misdemeanor and felony cases and in DWI’s and non-DWI’s. He is a member of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice, which only allows the top 50 criminal defense attorneys in the state as members. He is a frequent speaker at CLE’s and is often asked for advice by other defense attorneys across Minnesota.
Licenses/Certifications
 Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Education/Training
Carleton College B.A. Political Science 1990
American University Washington College of Law 1997
Bio
Max Keller is the founding partner at Keller Law Offices. He focuses his practice on defending clients facing criminal charges, including DWI, sex crimes, drug crimes, and probation violations.
After graduating from law school in Washington, D.C., Max Keller clerked for three judges at the Minnesota Court of Appeals, which allowed him to study many briefs and see many oral arguments. Mr. Keller then prosecuted DWI’s in the Attorney General’s Office for about five years, including handling many appeals. In 2003, Max left the Attorney General’s Office to go into private practice. He worked as a part-time public defender in Southwestern Minnesota for the first year and half after leaving government service, as well as having a busy private law firm representing individuals in criminal, bankruptcy, immigration, and family law matters. Since 2004 he has focused his firm exclusively on criminal defense.
Memberships
Chair of the Criminal Law Section of the MN Bar Associate for June 2017 to June 2018
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Minnesota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice
Minnesota State Bar Association
Hennepin County Bar Association
Ramsey County Bar Association
Bar Admissions
"Supreme Court of Minnesota U.S. District Court, District of MN 8th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals
Free Consultation
Yes
Practice Areas
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Legal Services
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Criminal Law
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