Background
Knotts, Joseph B. was born on July 21, 1938 in Baltimore. Son of Joseph Baker and Emily Lucille (McFadden) Knotts.
Knotts, Joseph B. was born on July 21, 1938 in Baltimore. Son of Joseph Baker and Emily Lucille (McFadden) Knotts.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1960). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1963). Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Atomic Energy Commission, 1963-1966 and 1970-1972.
(Washington, D.C. Office). Atomic (Nuclear), Energy, Public Utility Law.
Worked at Winston & Strawn (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Asset Securitization, Corporate and Securities, Financial Transactions, Litigation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Workouts and Financial Restructuring, Commercial Lending, Real Estate, Tax, Energy, Employment and Labor Relations, Employee Benefits, Intellectual Property, Environmental Law, Financial Institutions Regulatory, Health Law, Government Contracts, Immigration, International Trade, Lease Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Product Liability, Project Finance, Public Finance, Federal Governmental Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Transportation, Telecommunications and Media, Maritime Law, Trusts and Estates and White Collar Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1964, District of Columbia. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.
Attorney, Office of General Counsel, Atomic Energy Commission, 1963-1966 and 1970-1972. (Washington, D.C. Office). Winston & Strawn, founded in 1853, is one of the nation's oldest and largest law firms.
With nearly 525 attorneys in offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, Geneva, Switzerland and Paris, France, the firm provides a full range of legal services to clients throughout the United States and abroad, including Fortune 500 companies, major commercial and financial institutions, governments and governmental entities, as well as small and midsize companies, individuals and entrepreneurs from virtually every industry.
Married Judith Davin, August 4, 1962. Children: Joseph Baker Knotts III, Christopher David.