Background
Knopf, Barry Abraham was born on May 11, 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward and Sonia (Sameth) Knopf.
Knopf, Barry Abraham was born on May 11, 1946 in Passaic, New Jersey, United States. Son of Edward and Sonia (Sameth) Knopf.
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968. Juris Doctor, Cohn: "Professional Negligence—Malpractice Law in New Jersey," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981, 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition.
Worked at Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf (Saddle Brook, New Jersey) specializing in Civil and Criminal Litigation, Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts. Negligence, Matrimonial/Custody, Chancery, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Professional Negligence, Securities Law, Class Actions, F.E.L.A. Matters, Franchise Litigation, Tax Litigation, Environmental, Employment Law, Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1972, New Jersey and United States.
District Court, District of New Jersey.
1975, United States. Tax Court and United States. Supreme Court; 1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Member, Rutgers Law Review, 1971-1972.
Company-Author with Albert L. Cohn: "Professional Negligence-Malpractice Law in New Jersey," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981, 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition, 1990, 4th Edition, 1996.
Author: "Civil Trial Preparation," Practical Skills Series, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990, Second Edition 1992. Company-Author with Philip F. Mattia, "Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey, 1990, National Business Institute. Company-Author of Chapter "Drugs and Medical Devices: The Unavoidably Unsafe Products," New Jersey Product Liability Law, New Jersey Law Journal Books, 1995.
Member of Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1989-1995.
Lecturer: Preparing and Trying Medical and Legal Negligence Cases, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982. Civil Trial Preparation, Skills and Methods Course, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1996.
"Automobile and Tractor Trailer Accident Reconstruction," 1992. "How to Try a Wrongful Death Case," 1989, 1992, 1994.
"Hot Tips in Tort Law," 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996.
"How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case," 1990. "Mastering the Art of Opening Statements and Closing Arguments," 1996. Instructor, Trial Techniques Program, Hofstra University School of Law, 1994.
Member, Advisory Committee, Skills and Methods Course, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983.
Member, Board of Trustees, 1983, and President, 1993-1995, Temple Beth Tikvah. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Military: With United States Army Reserve, 1969-1975 (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification). Firm Award: Bergen County Pro Bono Firm of The Year, 1989.
Board of Trustees, Temple Beth Tikvah, 1983-1985. Vice President, 1985-1990. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.
Member: New Jersey State (Member, Committees on: Family Law, since 1975.
Corporate Law, 1975-1978) and American (Member, Litigation Committee, since 1979) Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) [With United States Army Reserve, 1969-1975].
Medical Malpractice Law, Negligence and Litigation.
Children: Elisa, Scott.