Barry A. Knopf
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Barry A. 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, 2004 and 2009.
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 was selected to the Top Lawyers in Bergen County list of 201 Magazine in 2011 by a peer review selection process.
Mr. Knopf currently serves as President of 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 Personal 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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Missing and Presumed Revoked: Where on Earth is Allan Schenecker's Original Will?
Where a decedent’s original Will is last seen in his or her custody, and it turns up missing, the law presumes that the decedent destroyed it with the intent to revoke its terms. As with many presumptions, this particular presumption may be rebutted. But how? That is the question addressed by New...
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Notes in the Drawer: Admitting Unsigned, Handwritten Notes to Probate
In this very space, back on October 1, 2010, we examined the curious case of Louise R. Macool. Ms. Macool’s draft Will as dictated to her attorney before her untimely demise was not admitted to probate since she had not read it and given her final assent. Despite rejecting that proposed Will,...
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Probable Intent: When Plain Language in a Will May Simply be Ignored
Even where the plain language of a Last Will and Testament is unambiguous as to the identity of beneficiaries and the assets they are to receive, the doctrine of probable intent may lead to a result that directly contradicts that plain language.
That is precisely the scenario examined by New Jersey’s...
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Ademption: More than Just a Word Your Spell-Check Doesn't Recognize
What happens when someone bequeaths a specific asset to a beneficiary but, when the testator dies, the asset is gone? That is one of the questions addressed by New Jersey's intermediate appellate court in an unpublished decision handed down this week, In the Matter of the Estate of Louis S....
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In Terrorem Clauses: More Bark Than Bite
While planning your estate, you may anticipate a disinherited family member or friend making a stink about the contents of your Will. Since combat over the probate of Wills and undue influence over testators can be emotionally and financially draining for the combatants, you may want to short circuit such conflict...
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