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Education and Honors
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J.D. (with high honors), The University of Texas School of Law, 1990 Order of the Coif
Articles Editor, Texas Law Review
Chancellors
B.S. (with honors), political science, Texas A&M University, 1987
Recognized by Law & Politics as a "Texas Rising Star," in 2004 - 2005, and as a "Texas Super Lawyer," 2005 - 2009
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Admissions and Affiliations
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Practice Areas
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Concentration Litigation and appellate work involving products liability, professional liability, insurance disputes and intellectual property rights Summary Joe Knight is the partner in charge of the Austin office. He focuses on civil litigation in both trial and appellate courts, including cases involving professional liability, products liability, consumer law and intellectual property. Among the clients he represents are accounting firms, manufacturers, insurers,and technology companies. Mr. Knight began his legal career by serving as a briefing attorney for the Honorable Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas. Representative Engagements - National accounting firms – numerous matters in state court, federal court, and various regulatory bodies
- Farmers Insurance Group – successful appeal of a $32 million judgment in a highly publicized mold case
- Dow Chemical Company – successful Texas Supreme Court appeal limiting the landowner's duty to an employee of an independent contractor
- Dow Chemical Company – reversal of an unfavorable appellate decision in an employment case
- Ford Motor Company – numerous cases, including a new trial in an appeal of a $40 million products liability judgment; reversal of a sanctions order; affirmance of successful summary judgments
Publications, Speeches, and Presentations - "How to Get Instructions and Questions That Will Obtain Answers in Your Favor," Advanced Civil Appellate Course, Boot Camp, State Bar of Texas, Austin, September 2007
- "How to Write Questions and Instructions to Get the Answers You Need," The Jury Trial: Court's Charge Strategies, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston and Dallas, August 2006
- "What Goes to Arbitration and What Stays in Court," State Bar of Texas, Judicial Section, Austin, September 2005
- "Legal Update on Mold and Insurance," State Bar of Texas, Houston and Austin, March 2004
- "Evidentiary Issues in Black Mold Litigation," Texas Center for the Judiciary, San Antonio, February 2003
- "Black Mold Litigation: Current Issues," Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston and Dallas, June 2002
- "Trying the Mold Case: Defense Perspective," State Bar of Texas Seminar, Dallas, Houston, and Corpus Christi, April 2002
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