Keith M. Davidson

Keith M. Davidson is an American attorney in California. He has represented clients who sought nondisclosure agreement settlements from notable individuals, including Donald Trump, Charlie Sheen, and Hulk Hogan. He has also managed professional boxers Manny Pacquiao and James Toney.

Early life and education Davidson was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts. He studied economics at Boston College and graduated in 1994. While attending the school, he could not afford to stay on campus, and arranged with a high school friend to sleep in a dormitory closet of a six-bed suite. He later moved to California, where he attended Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California and passed the California bar exam in 2000.

Career Davidson worked for the state legislature and the Plymouth County district attorney's office before relocating to California to attend law school. He helped manage and negotiate for professional boxers James Toney and Manny Pacquiao in the 2000s. He was suspended from the California state bar in 2010 for ninety days for professional misconduct in three cases. He originally represented porn star Stormy Daniels when she wanted a story of the scandal with Trump removed from a gossip website in 2011, which was the first time he was in contact with Donald Trump's attorney Michael Cohen, which Davidson said did not go well at first. He also represented Playboy model Shera Bechard in a $1.6 million agreement with Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy, who was represented by Cohen.

Cohen said Davidson was a "tired advocate for his clients".

Personal life Davidson is married to Kristi, a registered nurse. They lost two houses to foreclosure and faced tax liens from the IRS and California.