Daniel A. Knott was born in Jackson, Tennessee on September 6, 1960. He was admitted to the Bar of the State of Texas in 1986 and was subsequently admitted to the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts in Texas , the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States . Mr. Knott was educated at the University of Texas at Austin , received a B.B.A. degree in 1983, and the University of Houston Law Center, earning his J.D. degree in 1986. While in law school, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi honorary legal fraternity, The Advocates, and was awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for achievement in the study of Business Organizations. Some of Mr. Knott's presentations include: Speaker, Investigation of Construction Claims, Bituminous Insurance Companies Seminar for Insureds (1998); Speaker, Sexual Harassment Laws and Regulations, National Association of Women in Construction (Dallas, 1997); Speaker, Avoiding Liability Claims: Sexual Harassment, Dallas Claims Association seminar (Dallas, 1996); Speaker, Privileges Applicable to Investigation of Tort Claims, Western District Claims Office, Ryder Truck Rental seminar (Denver, 1996); Speaker, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Texas Association of Metal Finishers and American Electroplater and Surface Finishers' Society (Dallas, 1995). Mr. Knott is a member of the Dallas Bar Association (Litigation and Construction Law Sections) and the State Bar of Texas (Litigation and Construction Law Sections).  Mr Knott is an AV-rated attorney and is a  Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation.

Areas of Practice

• General Litigation
• Construction Law
• Labor and Employment Law
• Subrogation
• Insurance Defense
• Commercial Collections

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1986
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1995
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1986
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1992
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1995

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1986
  J.D.
  Honors: Member, Phi Delta Phi Honorary Legal Fraternity
  
  
• University of Texas at Austin, 1983
  B.B.A.
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Speaker, "Sexual Harassment Laws and Regulations", National Association of Women in Construction, Dallas, 1997
• Speaker, "Avoiding Liability Claims: Sexual Harassment", Dallas Claims Association seminar, Dallas, 1996
• Speaker, "Privileges Applicable to Investigation of Tort Claims", Western District Claims Office, Ryder Truck Rental seminar, Denver, 1996
• Speaker, "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace", Texas Association of Metal Finishers and American Electroplater and Surface Finishers' Society, Dallas, 1995

Honors and Awards

• American Jurisprudence Award - Business Organizations

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Dallas Bar Association, Litigation and Construction Law Sections
  Member
  
  
• State Bar of Texas, Litigation and Construction Law Sections
  Member
  
  
• Dallas Bar Foundation
  Fellow
  
  

Birth Information

• September 6, 1960, Jackson, Tennessee, United States of America