Keith Fountain has dedicated much of his life to conservation initiatives in Florida. He has worked extensively in all aspects of conservation strategies and conservation real estate in Florida for over 30 years, directly closing or managing the purchase or donation of land or conservation easements in more than 4,300 real estate transactions with a value exceeding $880 million. Keith has experience with most government agencies at the federal, state and local level and many conservation nonprofits throughout Florida. In addition to providing legal support to clients in these areas, he also provides consulting services for land conservation through his consulting business, Conservation Advisors. 

Keith is particularly skilled with conservation easement transactions, both standard sales transactions to government agencies and conservation easements for which a charitable contribution may be claimed under 26 Internal Revenue Code Section 170(h). In addition to thousands of transactions with Florida Forever and its precursor program, Preservation 2000, he has represented over 30 clients participating in the state’s popular Rural and Family Lands Protection Program.

Keith earned his J.D. in 1987 from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and his B.S. in Geology in 1984 from the University of Florida. He has been admitted to the Florida Bar since 1987. After graduating from law school, Mr. Fountain was in a general practice law firm for over three years, specializing primarily in real estate and land use law. He then spent four months as an Alaska backcountry volunteer before embarking on a career with The Nature Conservancy that spanned 19 years. Keith Fountain Law, PLLC was founded in 2016.