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Birth: August 30, 1943, London,
England.Emigrated to Canada - 1957
Emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts - 1962
A.N. Myer High School, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Graduated 1962.
Attended Boston University - graduated College of Liberal Arts receiving A.B. Degree in 1966.
Attended University of Maryland Law School 1966-1969. Graduated with Juris Doctor Degree June 1969.
Admitted to the Maryland Bar Association, December 1969.
Passed Maryland Bar 1969.
Attended National College of District Attorneys in Houston, Texas 1972.
During the period from 1969 to 1973, I personally prosecuted over seventy capital offenses including over sixty murder cases and forty jury trials.
Assistant Public Defender for Baltimore City 1973 - 1978
In 1973, I was appointed an Assistant Public Defender for the City of Baltimore and I was
assigned to represent individuals accused of stranger-to-stranger crimes of violence in the
Circuit Court. I remained in that capacity until July 1978, when I ran for State's Attorney for
Baltimore City. During that period, I defended individuals in capital cases and in over fifty jury
trials.
Chief Counsel Attorney General Office State of Maryland 1979 -1981
In September 1979, I was appointed an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland
by the Honorable Stephen H. Sachs. From that date through my resignation in 1981, I served as
the Chief Counsel of the newly-established Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. I was responsible for
the investigation and prosecution of health-care providers in the State Medicaid System. As the
Chief Counsel, I coordinated the activities of twenty-five investigators, accountants, auditors and
prosecutors in the Unit and actively participated in the prosecution of physicians, dentists,
nursing home owners, pharmacies and other providers guilty of fraud and/or other state
violations.
As the first Chief Counsel of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, I initiated the use of computer programs to establish indicia of fraud, abuse and overutilization of the Medicaid Program.
Private Practice 1981-1985
As a solo practitioner, I concentrated on criminal investigations and the trial of cases but I
also represented individuals in domestic, real estate and other civil matters.
Associate of Burke, Gerber, Wilen & Francomano 1985-1988
As a litigation specialist, I concentrated my energies on those individuals being investigated
for criminal activities, particularly health-care providers, such as physicians, dentists,
pharmacies, opticians and home-health care providers. This representation has included both
pre and post-indictment advocacy and also hearings before professional disciplinary groups such
as The Board of Dental Examiners, The Board of Physician Quality Assurance and the Board of
Pharmacists.
From 1988 to the present
In July 1988, that firm was dissolved and I been a solo-practitioner with offices at 106 West
Madison Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. The nature of my practice has changed somewhat
in that in the past few years I have devoted more of my time to Federal Court and to District
Court within the State. My practice is now probably evenly divided between civil and criminal
matters.
"Anton Keating has an excellent reputation as a trial lawyer. The Sun urges his nomination for State's Attorney." The Sun Editorial, September 5, 1978.
"He won the confidence of the Supreme Bench and of opposing attorneys as a man of legal statesmanship. Mr. Keating offers an extra welcome dimension: he changed sides at the trial table and spent five years as a public defender. He thereby gained special even double insight into the trial process." The Evening Sun Editorial, September 5, 1978.
"May know more about Baltimore's criminal justice system than anyone else. He has played key roles both as boy wonder chief prosecutor and the city's best known public defender." City Paper Editorial, September 9, 1978.
"How Defense Lawyers Get Their Client's Off. -- Five of Baltimore's top defense lawyers reveal the tricks of their trade." Anton J.S.Keating Public Defender Par Excellence. "Keating joined the City Public Defender's Office where he was one of the top trial attorneys for five years. Baltimore Magazine, November 1979.
"Most people who know Anton Keating agree that he would make an excellent State's Attorney
for Baltimore City. His humorous charm and resonant British voice would enliven the dullest
political speech. His peers also consider him a superb trial lawyer who has seen all sides of the
law as a public defender and as a prosecutor." "Keating is a lawyer's lawyer." "Dramatic talent
runs in the family. While Anton Keating was on his way to becoming an eloquent player in real
courtroom dramas, his older brother, Charles, returned to England,
where he became a respected Shakespearean actor. He appeared as a barrister on commercial
television series called Crown Court and Americans might remember him as Ernie Simpson in a
recent T.V. Production of the life of Edward VII." Baltimore Magazine, November 1982.
*Charles Keating recently won an Emmy for best daytime lead actor.
"Prosecutor extraordinaire, defense lawyer par excellence. Article, Judge William Murphy, City Paper, December 11, 1981.
"Defending Myers is Anton J. S. Keating, a British-born attorney with a stylish courtroom presence enhanced by an accent and demeanor that makes us think all those Alfred Hitchcock movies were right on the button. He has already left some local lawyers just a little awe-struck with his ability to pin down the truths which best serve his client, and to swat away any testimony that annoys him in his quest to gain freedom for his client.
He is very, very good lawyer to have on your side. If he were to be compared with an athlete, he would be called a "gamer," willing to do everything required to win; a crafty veteran, who knows full well how the game is played in the mind as well as on the field, and who is willing to take risks and make bold plays to gain advantage over his opponent.
If he were an actor, he would be called a scene-stealer, one who has the ability to compel attention for so long as he is on stage." Carroll County Evening Sun Editorial, October 19, 1982.
"Outstanding, Excellent." Correspondence, Carroll County Evening Sun, January 19, 1983.
"If court rooms were boxing rings and lawyers were fighters Anton J. S. Keating would be champ." Sunday Sun, February 6, 1983.
"One of Maryland's most respected criminal lawyers." U.P.I., August 23, 1984.
"Anton J. S. Keating, a Baltimore City private defense attorney, was called as an expert witness to give an opinion as to whether Huffington had received reasonably competent representation in a capital murder case." The Howard County Aegis, May 10, 1986.
"Mr. Keating did an outstanding job in the defense of Mr. Myers. Keating's decision not to allow Myers to testify may have kept Myers from the gas chamber." Carroll County Chief Judge Donald Gilmore, Carroll County Times, April 1, 1986.
"MCDAA member Anton J. S. Keating had the awesome responsibility of defending Nathaniel Appleby, a penitentiary inmate charged with the first degree murder of a penitentiary guard, with the prosecutor pressing for the death penalty, and refusing to negotiate a plea to a lesser charge. It remains a mystery to this writer how Mr. Keating was able to save the life of Nathaniel Appleby. Mr. Keating worked with his exquisite talent ... all of us recognize Mr. Keating did a fantastic job for Appleby. Doing the best for your client successfully is a justice we all understand. Congratulations Mr. Keating." The Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association., May 10, 1986.
"It is doubtful that anyone would disagree that arson and conspiracy are two of the hardest of criminal cases to try. This case is an Arson case. Anton not only did very well for his client, but also gives us the continued opportunity to take pride in our members. There was no time wasted in pronouncing the verdict of "Not Guilty" as to both charges. Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney Association would like to congratulate Anton Keating on a job well done. This case covers not only the charge of arson, but the unorthodox behavior of the prosecutor, failure of the police and fire departments, as well as the insurance company to be as thorough as possible in cases resulting in criminal charges." The Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association., June/July 1986.
"Of all the candidates for State Public Defender for The State of Maryland, the most intriguing is Mr. Keating. Theatrical and wily in the courtroom, Mr. Keating may be the only candidate who approaches Alan Murrell in abilities as a lawyer." Sun Paper, May 6, 1990.
"Flamboyant but meticulous lawyer." Sun Paper, April 3, 1994.