About Liane
Liane Keister earned a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University in 2000 and returned to the classroom more than a decade later to complete her legal training. She received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School in 2013. The two degrees frame a nontraditional path into law, pairing a liberal arts foundation with formal legal education.
After law school, Keister joined Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin LLP as an associate. At the firm she contributes to client matters, performs legal research, and prepares written submissions. Colleagues describe her work as detail-oriented and steady. She has built her practice on handling the variety of tasks that fall to associates in a firm setting, from drafting to courtroom preparation.
Keister’s professional activity extends beyond the office. She holds memberships in the Boston Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers. Those affiliations connect her to continuing education, local court systems, and professional networks across the state. Membership in these organizations also gives her access to resources and events that inform day-to-day practice.
Her career has been concentrated in Massachusetts. That state focus shapes how she approaches matters and client relationships. Keister’s educational background and bar participation inform the legal perspective she brings to cases and transactions. She keeps current with changes in Massachusetts law through association programming and the firm’s in-house work.
Clients and peers see Keister as a practical lawyer who aims to handle the tasks her role requires efficiently. She maintains a steady presence at Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin LLP and in the Boston legal community. She practices law in Massachusetts as an associate at Berluti McLaughlin & Kutchin LLP.
