Alfred H. Knight

Background

Knight, Alfred H. was born on May 13, 1937 in Buffalo, New York, United States.

Education

Cornell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). Vanderbilt University (Bachelor of Laws, 1961). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.

Career

Worked at Willis & Knight (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Media Law, Commercial, General Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1962, Tennessee. Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi.

Author: "Libel Per Se and Special Damages," Vanderbilt Law Review, Volume 13, 1960.

"The Federal Influence on the New Tennessee Hearsay Rule," 57 Tennessee Law Review, Fall, 1989. Member, Editorial Board, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1960-1961.

Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1961-1962. Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt Law School, 1962-1966.

1972-1976; 1980-1983.

First Assistant United States. Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-1969. Special Assistant United States.

Attorney, 1969-1970.

Member: Federal Land Condemnation Commission, 1972-1977. Tennessee Judicial Commission, 1976-1979. Advisory Commission on Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1982—.

Advisory Committee on Procedural Rules, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-1988.

Member, Panel for Complex Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, 1993—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Reporter, Harry Phillips Inn of Court. Recipient, National First Amendment Award, Professional Journalism Society, 1985.

Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

Achievements

• ALFRED KNIGHT has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, Editorial Board, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1960-1961. Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1961-1962. Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt Law School, 1962-1966.

1972-1976.

1980-1983. First Assistant United States. Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee, 1966-1969.

Special Assistant United States. Attorney, 1969-1970. Member: Federal Land Condemnation Commission, 1972-1977.

Tennessee Judicial Commission, 1976-1979.

Advisory Commission on Civil Procedure and Code of Evidence, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1982—. Advisory Committee on Procedural Rules, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1984-1988. Member, Panel for Complex Arbitration, American Arbitration Association, 1993—.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Reporter, Harry Phillips Inn of Court. Recipient, National First Amendment Award, Professional Journalism Society, 1985.

Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

Reporter, Harry Phillips Inn of Court.

Recipient, National First Amendment Award, Professional Journalism Society, 1985.