Barry A. Knopf
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Mr. Knopf is a trial lawyer who has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of his clients. He has also participated in significant malpractice, personal injury and class action cases.
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 lecturer 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,” “Hot Tips in Tort Law,” “How to Try a Malpractice Case,” “Civil Trial Preparation,” “Preparing and Trying Medical and Legal Negligence Cases,” 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 American Association for Justice, the New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the New Jersey State Bar Association. Mr. Knopf is recognized by SuperLawyers in multiple categories: Business Litigation, Personal Injury Plaintiff, Medical Malpractice, Professional Liability and Plaintiff in continuing consecutive years.
Mr. Knopf serves on the Board of JESPY House Inc. JESPY House is a non-profit organization whose goal is to enable adults with learning and developmental disabilities to lead independent lives and achieve their full potential. He was the President of Temple Beth Tikvah from 1993-1995 and has been a Member of the Board of Trustees since 1983.
In addition to the areas described above, Mr. Knopf has always maintained an active interest and practice in the area of probate litigation representing both estates and contestants. He is the author of the njprobatelitigation.njlawfirm.com blog.
Mr. Knopf received his J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law and his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. Mr. Knopf is also a member of the firm executive committee.
Member National Association Personl Injury Lawyers.www.napil.com
Publications
New Jersey Trial and Evidence, Chapter 6 "The Use of Character Proof in Civil and Criminal Matters," (with Peter P. Green, Esq. and Alex Pisarevsky, Esq.) Institute for Continuing Legal Education (2009).
LexisNexis Practice Guide New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation (Mathew Bender/Lexis-Nexis 2009)(editor)
"Medical malpractice," LexisNexis Practice Guide New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation (Mathew Bender/Lexis-Nexis 2007) (with Audra DePaolo)
"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)
"Drugs and Medical Devices: The Unavoidably Unsafe Products," 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, 1994 (with Terri Del Greco (Smith))
“Fireman’s Rule Revisited,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992 (with Terri Del Greco (Smith))
"Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey," National Business Institute, 1990 (co-author)
Blog News
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Anna Nicole Smith
No one should confuse the circus that is happening in Florida in the probate matter involving Anna Nicole Smith as a normal proceeding. True the matter is being heard in a probate court. But that virtually ends the similarity to the customary probate hearing. The matter involves the unfortunate death...
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Accountings (as per the Rules)
Actions to settle up an estate and receive approval for the manner in which the estate has been administered and divided are accounting actions. Rule 4:87 provides the rules for such an action and will be discussed in greater detail in later comments. Generally they are filed in the same...
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Method of Proceeding (Rules again)
Rule 4:83 provides that all action within the Probate Part of the Chancery Division shall be brought pursuant to Rule 4:67 in a summary manner by the filing of a complaint and issuance of an order to show cause. The Surrogate may fix the return date of the order to...
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Contested Probate Matters (yet another Rule)
Unless authorized by the Superior Court, the Surrogates Court cannot act in any matter in which:
- a caveat has been filed with the court before entry of judgment;
- a doubt arises on the face of the will or it has been lost or...
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Notice of Probate (more Rules)
After a will has been probated the person so appointed shall mail to all beneficiaries and to all persons designated by Rule 4:80-1(a)(3) a notice that the will has been probated, the place and date of probate, the name and address of the personal representative and a statement that a...
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