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Keegan Lathan

Associate | Tampa

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Keegan Lathan is an Associate at Butler in our Tampa office. He practices first-party property coverage and extra-contractual claims.

Keegan began his career working for an insurance defense firm, handling first-party property matters throughout Florida. Prior to joining Butler, Keegan spent several years serving as in-house counsel for a national insurance company where he litigated Personal Injury Protection, Comprehensive/Collision, Bodily Injury, and Subrogation matters.

Keegan holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and History, cum laude, from Florida State University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law.

Keegan enjoys playing soccer and basketball and participating in competitive swimming. Most importantly, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children. Also, Keegan is a member of Harborside Christian Church in Safety Harbor, Florida.

Admissions

  • Florida

Education

  • University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law
    Juris Doctor
  • Florida State University
    Bachelor of Science in Political Science and History

Memberships

  • The Florida Bar
  • The Young Lawyers Division of the Florida Bar

Media

A Tale of Two Interpretations

  The 6th DCA Overturns More than 60 Years of Precedent on Retaining Fee Experts, Certifying Conflict with Every Sister District Prior to the recent holding in Ruffenach v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co., 431 So. 3d 1055 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026), the procedure surrounding fee hearings was considered well-settled. Since the early 1960s, Florida courts have enforced a two-part requirement for awarding ...

Collapse Coverage in First-Party Property Cases

  What is considered a covered “collapse” under a homeowner’s policy? One Florida appeals court recently addressed this question in Escobar v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., No. 3D24-1234, 2026 WL 817362 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Mar. 15, 2026). Specifically, the Third District Court of Appeal held that: (1) drywall is not “part of a building” within the meaning of the policy’s collapse prov...

Avoiding Confession of Judgment: Indemnity Payments After a CRN and Lawsuit but Before Service of the Lawsuit

  In a series of recent consolidated cases, the Fourth District Court of Appeal addressed the issue of whether an indemnity payment made after a lawsuit is filed constitutes a confession of judgment entitling the claimants to attorney’s fees. GEICO Casualty Company v. Open Magnetic Scanning of Boca Delray, No. 4D2023-2199, 2025 WL 2969136 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct. 22, 2025). The court held that an in...

Keegan Lathan