Keith Paul Bartel
June 3, 1950-Feb. 19, 2014
Atherton, California

Keith Paul Bartel, a notable Burlingame attorney who lived in Atherton since the 1980s, died on Feb. 19 at Stanford Hospital after a short battle with Acute Leukemia. He was 63 years old. He was a devoted husband and loving father and son. Widely recognized for his expertise in Estate and trust litigation and mediation, he also had a statewide reputation as a hearing officer in medical staff peer review administrative hearings.

Keith was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to Polish Jews who survived WWII. When he was 10 he moved with his family to San Francisco. Fluent in four languages, he earned his B.A. and M.A. degrees in Political Science from UC Berkeley and his J.D. from the University of San Francisco. An avid reader and traveler he and his wife and family traveled widely throughout Eastern and Western Europe, Russia and the Baltics.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 36 years, Janice Ross, daughter Maya Bartel of San Francisco and Mother Helena Brandt of Atherton. He was predeceased by his son, Joshua Bartel.