About

Mr. Knopf is a trial lawyer who has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients.  He has always maintained an active interest and practice in the area of probate litigation representing both estates and contestants.  Mr. Knopf is admitted to the New Jersey Bar and to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the United States Supreme Court and the United States Tax Court.  He has been a Certified Civil Trial Attorney since 1982 and was recertified in 1989, 1996 and 2004. 

Mr. Knopf is an Adjunct Faculty member  of the Trial Advocacy Program at Hofstra University School of Law.  He taught Settlement Techniques at the New Jersey Judicial College.  He was an instructor at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy from 1989-1995.  He has been and continues to be a lecturere and commentator for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education where he participates in programs such as "How to Try a Wrongful Death Case," "Civil Trial Preparation" and most recently "Civil Case Update."

Mr. Knopf is a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.  He was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Skills and Methods Course at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education.  He is a member of the Association of  Trial Lawyers of America, the New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association.

A published author, Mr. Knopf's works include "Professional Negligence--Malpractice Law in New Jersey," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981 (2nd ed. 1985) (3rd ed. 1990)(4th ed. 1996) (5th ed.___)(with Albert L. Cohn); "Civil Trial Preparation," Practical Skills Series, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990 (2nd ed. 1992); a chapter entitled "Drugs and Medical Devices:  the Unavoidably Unsafe Products," in New Jersey Product Liability Law, New Jersey Law Journal Books, 1995 (co-author); "An Analysis of Case Law Concerning the Wrongful Death Act," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992 (with Terri Del Greco (Smith)) and "Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey," National Business Institute, 1990 (co-author).  He is presently the editor of Negligence Law in New Jersey, a new text to be published in the fall of 2007 by Mathew Bender/Lexis-Nexis in which he is also the author of the chapter on medical malpractice. 

Mr. Knopf received his JD from Rutgers University School of Law and his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University.