Advisory Services: 
Counsel from someone who has sat on both sides of the table.

Keith spent ten years as the chief legal advisor to Louisiana’s state housing finance agency and five more as its Executive Director. He has administered the programs that developers, nonprofits, and public agencies depend on. Keystone brings that insider’s understanding of how housing finance and public governance actually work to clients who need more than textbook answers.

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Who Keystone advises:

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Government Agencies
Governance, compliance, and operations counsel, from board relations and statutory compliance to labor relations. Keith  serves has served as Consultant and General Counsel to the Capital Area Transit System.

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Nonprofits, CDFIs & CHDOs
Strategic and legal guidance across community development finance, including LIHTC, HOME, and CDBG transactions, lending structures, and grant program design and evaluation.

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Developers
Practical guidance on tax credit allocations, bond finance, and regulatory compliance, from someone who has administered these programs statewide.

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Boards
Governance advisory for boards handling fiduciary oversight, policy execution, and leadership transitions.

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Areas of focus:

• Housing finance and tax credit transactions (LIHTC, HOME, CDBG, Multifamily Revenue Bonds)

• Public agency governance and board advisory

• CDFI and CHDO capacity building

• Grant program design and evaluation

• Legislative and regulatory compliance

• Labor relations and collective bargaining strategy for public agencies

• Disaster recovery housing program design