Keola is a senior associate at McGuireWoods, where he represents financial institutions and Fortune 500 corporations in complex business cases. He is known for his extensive oral advocacy experience. In law school, he was ranked the top speaker in the United States and the third best speaker in the world in the Jessup International Moot Court Competition and was hired by the Wharton School to assist students with their oral advocacy and presentation skills. As a lawyer, he has argued countless motions and has taken cases to trial in state and federal courts. The ABA Business Law Section awarded Keola the Business Law Fellowship, and he serves on the section’s Business and Corporate Litigation Committee. Keola serves on the board of OutRight Action International, and also has volunteered for Lambda Legal, The Trevor Project, Equality California and Immigration Equality. The National LGBT Bar Association, of which he is a member, named him one of the “40 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40” in 2014. He also is a member of the National Hispanic Bar Association. Originally from Hawaii, Keola’s name means “the life” in Hawaiian.