Admitted: 1972, Maryland; 1980, District of Columbia
Law School: American University - Washington, DC, J.D.
Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Chair, Family Law Committee, 1995); American Bar Association; Frederick County Bar Association; Fellow: One of 28 Fellows elected to membership in the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys (one of 28 Fellows elected in Maryland).
Biography: Keith is a partner with Day and Schiszik and limits his practice to domestic relations litigation, negotiated out-of-Court settlements, mediation, and collaborative law resolutions. Child custody and complex property cases are what he does best. He has been listed as a "Maryland Super Lawyer" by Baltimore Magazine since 2007 and was named one of the area's "Top 50 Divorce" lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine when he practiced in the Washington area. He is one of only 28 Maryland Lawyers who is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Past Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association's Family and Juvenile Law Section Past Chair of the Prince George's County (Maryland) Bar Association's Family Law Committee Past Chair of the Prince George's County Bar Association's Fee Conciliation and Disputes Committee. Served on the Governor's Task Force on Family Law's Subcommittee on Custody and Access to Children, Served on the Lt. Governor/Attorney General's Family Violence Council Founding Co-Chair of a Child's Advocacy Group in Maryland. Mr. Schiszik has lectured extensively around the country to lawyers and Judges on a wide variety of family law issues. He has trained attorneys for children throughout Maryland and has taught on many occasions to the Maryland Judicial Institute on "Child Focused Decision-Making" and other "kid topics." He has presented with Children of Separation and Divorce Center (now the National Family Resiliency Center) at the Annual Meeting of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Seattle, as well as in Ottawa, Canada; also at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Family and Juvenile Court Judges in Minneapolis and at their Eastern Training session in Charlotte, N.C. Keith was honored in November, 2003 by Frederick Magazine as one of 5 "Big Lawyers - Big Hearts" for his service to the community. He has served as an officer and Board Member of Families Plus! in Frederick for almost a decade as well as on the governing board of the State Bar Family Law Committee for 20 years. Court Certified Mediator. Certified Collaborative Law Professional; Court Certified "Best Interests Attorney - for children in contested custody cases". Also does training to assist others obtain their certification
Voted a part of the prestigious “Top 50 Attorneys” by Washingtonian Magazine, and a “SuperLawyer” by Baltimore Magazine, Keith is an expert in family law and mediation. He has spent years training his colleagues, mental health professionals and members of the judiciary through out the United States and Canada. He was one of Maryland’s first mediators and is currently a certified collaborative law professional. He has a strong commitment to his community and his profession: Board of Directors of Families Plus! Past Board Chair of the Family Law/Juvenile Section of the Maryland Bar Association and current member of its governing body. One of 30 Maryland Lawyers elected to membership in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Training - conducted more than 50 training sessions and lectures for attorneys, judges and mental health professionals throughout the United States and Canada.