Robert F. Kethcart

Bar Admissions

• Arizona

Court Admissions

• Supreme Court of Arizona
• United States District Court, District of Arizona

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law (J.D.)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Kansas Law Review
  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
• University of Colorado (B.S., Business Administration, Management emphasis)

Awards & Recognition

• The Best Lawyers in America^®,  Insurance Law (2022-2025); Health Care Law, Real Estate Litigation (2023-2025)
• AV Preeminent^® Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®
• Southwest Super Lawyers^®, Rising Stars Edition, Insurance (2016-2019), Business Litigation (2012-2015)
• Maricopa County Bar Association, Robert R. Mills Member of the Year (2018)
• Arizona’s Finest Lawyers

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Maricopa County Bar Association
• State Bar of Arizona
• American Bar Association
  • Section of Litigation, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
  • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

Community Involvement

• Maricopa County Bar Foundation
  • Board of Trustees (2012-present); Chair of the Board (2016-2018); Vice Chair (2015); Treasurer (2013-2014, 2019)
• Volunteer Lawyers Program

Representative Presentations and Publications

• “Directors & Officers Liability Insurance: Key Coverage Issues, Attorney-Client Privilege, and Avoiding Pitfalls When a Claim Is Made,” Presenter (June 2024)
• “Insurance Coverage and Real Estate Projects,” Presenter (March 2021)
• “Insurance Coverage and the Transactional Practice,” Presenter (July 2020)
• “Litigation Underway to Force Insurance Companies to Pay for Business Losses Associated with Coronavirus,” Co-Author, Snell &Wilmer Legal Alert (April 2, 2020)
• “Commercial Impact From the Coronavirus Outbreak – Review Force Majeure and Material Adverse Change Clauses, and Potential Insurance Coverage,” Co-Author, Snell & Wilmer Legal Alert (March 4, 2020)
• “Insurance for a Crisis: Coverage Questions and Strategies Raised by the Opioid Epidemic,” Presenter, Lockton Law Day (February 2020)
• “We have a Cyber Insurance Policy. What did we buy?” Presenter, Lockton Law Day (February 2019)
• “Insurance Coverage and Real Estate Projects,” Presenter (March 2016)
• “The Role of Insurance in Cyber Security Risk Management,” Co-Presenter (October 2014)
• “Recent Developments: Coverage for Responding to Government Investigational Subpoenas,” Presenter (March 2014)
• “Coverage under Indemnity and Insurance Clauses in Business Contracts,” Presenter (June 2013)
• “Emails, texts, and HIPAA: 7 rules every dentist needs to know,” Author, DentistryIQ (June 29, 2017)
• “CMS Compliance and Open Payments/Sunshine Laws,” Co-Presenter, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, Annual Clinical Directors SIG Conference (Oct. 2014)
• “Medicare Mandatory Insurer Reporting,” Co-Presenter (May 2012)
• “Protected Health Information: Obtaining and Disclosing,” Presenter (June 2008)
• “Managing Risk Through Documentation and Planning,” Presenter, Mayo Clinic Hospital (Feb. 2008); Banner Thunderbird Medical Center (September 2007)
• “Tough Legal Ethics Issues Faced by In-House Counsel,” Presenter, Association of Corporate Counsel – Arizona Chapter (February 2025)
• “Ethics Update 2021: Some Significant Changes,” Presenter, Snell & Wilmer Virtual CLE Series (June 2021)
• “Legal Ethics in the In-House Setting: How the Rules of Professional Conduct Translate,” Co-Presenter (June 2015)
• “The Ethics of Attorney Use of Social Media,” Presenter (June 2011)
• “Ethical Issues in Internal Investigations,” Co-Author (October 2010)
• “The Ethics of Attorney Marketing,” Presenter (June 2009)