Lawyer. He was born as Fletcher Keith Adkinson but was called Keith. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in 1966 and his legal degree in 1969. He started practicing law in Beverly Hills, California with the firm of 'Wyman, Bautzer, Rothman & Kuchel' and later in their Washington, DC office until 1974. His clients included many major corporations and entertainment personalities. From 1974 until 1979 he was Counsel to the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (the "Rackets Committee"), spearheading investigations into organized criminal activity. From 1979 until 1982 he was Counsel to the Chicago, Illinois based management labor law firm 'Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather and Geraldson', working out of it's Washington, D.C. office. where he concentrated on legislative counselling and developed an active presence for the firm. In July 1982 he established his own law practice in Washington, DC. He was actively engaged in the practice of law for over 40 years. He was admitted to practice in Virginia, West Virginia, California, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. He was also a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. Additionally he was admitted in numerous other states to participate in cases of his selection before that state's judiciary. In 1984 a client invited him to meet with a woman then known as Cathy (Deupree) Mayer. That meeting changed both of their lives and he undertook her case which would bring him him the widest public recognition. He proved that she was the natural daughter of country singer Hank Williams and his brief lover Bobbie Jett, who was born 5 days after Hank's death in 1953. He also sued in Alabama to re-open the estate (making her an heir, 40 years after Hank's death). And he sued in New York for her proportionate share of the copyright renewals of her dad's songs – they won and changed multiple laws in the process. On September 28, 1986 he married her in front of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1990 she published her autobiography "Ain't Nothin' as Sweet as My Baby". In recent years Keith concentrated his practice to the country music community. He served on multiple boards of directors and acted as a legal liaison for celebrity friends. He lived with his wife on a 100 acre ranch near Lafayette, Macon County, Tennessee which is northeast of Nashville. He had recently undergone heart surgery and passed away at the age of 69 on Wednesday. He was survived by his wife Jett, son and one grandson. On June 24, 2013 a funeral service was led by Reverend Sid Leak at the Alexander Funeral Home Chapel in Lafayette followed by private interment at the Adkinson-Williams Cemetery per obituary. An internet search has not turned up the location of this cemetery and it may be a private one on their large property.