Barry A. Knopf
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 51 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Product Liability
Park 80 West-Plaza One, 250 Pehle Avenue, Suite 401, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
About Barry A. Knopf
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
Education
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New JerseyJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 1968B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Faculty member of the Trial Advocacy Program at Hofstra University School of Law
- Taught Settlement Techniques at the New Jersey Judicial College
- Instructor at the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1989 - 1995
- Lecturer and commentator for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1972
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
- U.S. Tax Court, 1975
Other Affiliations
- Panel of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association (Member)
- Advisory Committee for the Skills and Methods Course at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association (Member)
- Bergen County Bar Association (Member)
- New Jersey Association for Justice (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Alpha Mu
Articles
Published Works
- Co-author with Audra DePaolo, “McDougall v. Lamm: New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling that Emotional Distress Damages Are Not Available for Witnessing Death of Beloved Pet Keeps Man’s Best Friend in the Dog House,” 2012 LexisNexis Emerging Issues 6645 (September 2012)
- Co-author with Audra DePaolo expert commentary “Federal Court in Bashir v. The Home Depot Slices Lessor’s Defense under NJPLA in Stump Grinder Case,” 2011 LexisNexis Emerging Issues 6153 (December 2011)
- 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 2006 to 2015) (editor)
- “New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation” (Mathew Bender/Lexis-Nexis 2007 – 2015) (co-author 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) (co-author 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 (co-author)
- “Fireman’s Rule Revisited,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1992 (co-author)
- “Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey,” National Business Institute, 1990 (co-author)
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- Medical Malpractice
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