Keith Miller, personal injury lawyer known for commercials, dead in Tyler

TYLER, Texas ( KETK ) – Keith Miller, a Tyler personal injury lawyer known for his TV commercials, died in Tyler on Friday, according to a press release.

Miller was originally a claims adjuster for the insurance industry, an experience that his website said inspired him to become a personal injury lawyer so he could look out for people like his father did before him.

According to a press release from his law office, Miller’s firm will remain open and fully operational while Miller’s clients will have their cases managed by his partner, Shane McGuire.

“Keith was a legend in the legal field,” McGuire said. “It was an honor to work
alongside him on hundreds of cases. I will greatly miss our conversations, not just
about legal strategy but about life. My family and I are deeply saddened by this loss.”

He attended Tyler Junior College before graduating from North Texas University in Denton. He then worked as a law clerk and investigator for Erskine, Smith & McMahon before he got hired at State Farm. He was an adjuster for two years before becoming an attorney.

“I have NEVER and will NEVER represent ANY insurance company. People often ask why I became a personal injury attorney. My reply “Because like my father I want to help hardworking folks who had been hurt and are now being taken advantage of by giant companies.””

Keith Miller

Miller got his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, MI in 1980.

A visitation and funeral service will be held at Jackson’s Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Home in Tyler on Friday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. respectively.

Any clients with questions or concerns are asked to call Miller’s office at 903-597-4090.

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