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Title: Mockingbird© Michel Keck Most of my collage pieces begin with a clear idea—something I want to express—or with an image so compelling that it insists on becoming part of a work. Interestingly, the way I approach collage is the opposite of how I create my abstract paintings. My paintings co...

Posted on 5/24/2025By Michel Keck In the legal profession, integrity is not optional—it is foundational. Attorneys are bound not only by a duty to advocate zealously for their clients, but also by an ethical obligation to uphold the standards of the profession itself. One of the most critical—ye...

Ethical and Fiduciary Obligation Breach By Michel Keck This statement serves as a factual account and public record regarding a breach of ethical and fiduciary obligations by my former legal counsel, Higbee & Associates, specifically involving attorney Mathew Higbee, during a federal intell...

How Outdated Filing Rules Create Costly, Unnecessary Barriers for Self-Represented Individuals I have recently found myself in the federal court system as a pro se litigant—someone representing myself without an attorney. It has been a challenging experience, but one issue stood out to me immedi...

Independent Creators Are Facing Global-Scale IP Violations — And the Legal System Is Not Designed to Protect Us If you come across any of my cross paintings or scripture-based artwork on apparel—whether on a website, in a store, or printed on any article of...

UPDATED: I started this original blog post as a  direct response to the public press release disseminated by the law firm Greenberg Traurig concerning the federal civil action styled Michel Keck v. Mix Creative Learning Center, LLC, et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-0430.  I was very upset to hear that th...