Max O’Keefe
Partner
- Litigation
- Municipal, Land Use, and Condemnation Law
Max is a Partner in the litigation and municipal practice groups. As a member of Lamb McErlane’s municipal law practice group, Max handles a wide variety of municipal, land use, property tax, administrative and environmental law matters, and advises townships, boroughs, school districts and municipal authorities, as well as corporations and individuals.
Max presently serves as the solicitor for the Borough of Downingtown, Downingtown Municipal Water Authority, the Township of Sadsbury, the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department and the Chester County Hero Fund.
Prior to joining Lamb McErlane, Max worked for the Chester County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney where he prosecuted hundreds of cases, including jury trials involving homicide, robbery, sexual assault and drug distribution charges.
Max relies upon his courtroom experience in representing municipal and private clients in complex enforcement and litigation matters.
ADMISSIONS:
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- U.S. Eastern District Court
EDUCATION:
- University of Miami School of Law, JD
- The College of William and Mary, BA
COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS:
- Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (CCOIC), Board Member
- Philadelphia Film Society, Board Member
- Chester County Robert E. Stively Inn of Court, Board Member
- Chester County Bar Association, Member
- William and Mary Philadelphia Region Alumni Board, Board Member (former)
AWARDS/RECOGNITION:
- Named a 2020 VISTA Millennial Superstar
- Named 2020-2024 Best Lawyers, “One to Watch”
- Recognized as a 2021-2024 “Top Attorney” by Suburban Life Magazine
- Named a 2020-2022 Five-Star/Top Attorney by Suburban Life Magazine
- Named a 2020-2023 Main Line Today Top Lawyer
ARTICLES:
- How Will Governor Wolf’s Order Requiring Closure of Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses During Covid-19 Be Enforced?
- How Will Law Enforcement Continue to Operate During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In the News
- Lamb McErlane Partner Max O’Keefe Appointed Solicitor of the Chester County Hero Fund
- Twenty-One Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Main Line Today ‘Top Lawyers’
- Nineteen Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers in America© & Ones to Watch
- Twenty-Eight Lamb McErlane Attorneys Voted 2023 ‘Top Lawyers’ of Chester County by Daily Local News Readers’ Choice
- Thirty-Two Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as “Top Attorneys” in Suburban Life Magazine
- Thirty-Four Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as “Top Attorneys” by Suburban Life Magazine
- Sixteen Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America© & Ones to Watch 2023
- Thirty Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Main Line Today ‘Top Lawyers’
- Twenty-Eight Lamb McErlane Attorneys Recognized as 2022 “Top Lawyers” by Daily Local Readers
- Twenty-One Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Named 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
- Thirty-Six Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as “Top Attorneys” by Suburban Life Magazine
- Lamb McErlane Partner Max O’Keefe Appointed to the Board of the Philadelphia Film Society
- Lamb McErlane Partner Max O’Keefe Appointed to Board Chair of the Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center
- Sixteen Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America & Ones to Watch 2022
- Twenty-Nine Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as 2021 Main Line Today Top Lawyers
- Twenty-Eight Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Recognized as 2021 “Best Lawyers” in Chester County
- Thirty-Eight Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Named Suburban Life Five-Star / Top Attorneys
- Lamb McErlane PC Partner Max O’Keefe Elected VP CCOIC & Quoted in VISTA.Today
- Twenty-Four Lamb McErlane PC Attorneys Named 2020 Main Line Today Top Lawyers
- Lamb McErlane PC Partner Max O’Keefe Named a VISTA Millennial Superstar
- Lamb McErlane PC Attorney Max O’Keefe Elected a Partner
- Lamb McErlane PC Announces Twenty-Six Firm Attorneys Have Been Named 2019 Main Line Today Top Lawyers
- Lamb McErlane PC Attorney Max O’Keefe Obtains Zoning Relief for the Relocation of Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center
- Lamb McErlane PC Announces Sixteen Firm Attorneys Have Been Named 2017 Main Line Today Top Lawyers
- Lamb McErlane Associate Max O’Keefe Appointed to the Board of the Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court Affirms Commonwealth Court’s Decision in Leach V. Commonwealth Declaring Act 192 Unconstitutional – Municipal Law Update
- Governor Wolf Signs into Law HB 1325, Now Act 62 – Municipal Law Update
- Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Bill Authorizing Second Class Townships to Assess Storm Water Management Fees – Municipal Law Alert
- Lamb McErlane PC Announces Max O’Keefe has Joined the Firm
Articles Posted
- Pennsylvania Superior Court Confirms that Mandatory Arbitration Provisions do not Extend to Subsequent Homeowners
- How Will Law Enforcement Continue to Operate During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
- How Will Governor Wolf’s Order Requiring Closure of Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses Be Enforced?
- Pennsylvania State Police v. Grove and Senate Bill 560 to Impact Law Enforcement Agencies – Municipal Law Alert
- Municipal Law Alert – PA Commonwealth Court Overturns Municipal Firearm Ordinance Ban