Awards and Honors

• "Judge Black Award, State Bar of Texas. 2018
• Percy Foreman Lawyer of the Year, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. 2008 and 2014.
• Named Austin's "Best Unsung Hero," Austin Chronicle. 2007.
• Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters service printed in Texas Monthly, since 2003.
• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®.
• Listed in the Registry of Preeminent Lawyers.
• Best Lawyers in America, Woodward White Inc., since 2006.
• President's Award, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001–2007, 2018.
• Ambassador Award, Austin Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. 1999
• Award "In Recognition of Outstanding Dedication and Service," Dallas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. 2021

Keith informs Kent and Tonya Whitaker that the Board of Pardons and Paroles voted unanimously to recommend clemency for their death-sentenced son. Keith persuaded Governor Abbott to commute his sentence to life.