Keith S. Knochel

Keith S. Knochel is an experienced Mohave County attorney whose Practice Areas include bankruptcy, family law, business and commercial law, criminal matters, estate planning, probate, real estate, construction disputes, litigation, appeals, and personal injury. Since 1987, he has represented clients who need practical guidance, careful preparation, and steady courtroom advocacy.

Keith’s education includes a B.A. in Business Administration from Illinois Wesleyan University, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1978, and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law, earned cum laude in 1982. During law school, he served as Topics Editor for the Northwestern Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. After law school, he served as a law clerk to Chief Justice Howard C. Ryan of the Illinois Supreme Court. That role helped build a strong foundation in legal analysis, judicial procedure, and disciplined writing, preparing him for a career involving complex disputes, motion practice, trials, and appeals.

Keith is licensed to practice in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Illinois, with additional admissions before the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His multistate background supports clients facing matters across several legal forums. His bankruptcy and creditors’ rights work includes consumer bankruptcy, commercial bankruptcy, debt discharge, collections, repossessions, foreclosures, garnishments, reorganizations, restructuring, and workouts. He helps individuals, businesses, and creditors evaluate options, protect their interests, respond to financial pressure, and pursue resolutions that reduce uncertainty and preserve stability.

Keith S. Knochel’s broader civil practice includes contracts, commercial leasing, business organizations, partnerships, limited liability companies, dissolution, construction liens, landlord-tenant matters, title issues, and real estate disputes. He also assists clients with estate planning, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardianships, conservatorships, probate administration, and elder law concerns. In family, criminal, and injury matters, he brings litigation experience to sensitive and high-stakes cases involving divorce, custody, support, domestic violence, DUI, drug offenses, fraud, felonies, misdemeanors, traffic violations, motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, and animal bites. His career reflects a commitment to informed advocacy and dependable client service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Owner, Knochel Law Offices
• Member, Arizona State Bar Association
• Member, California State Bar
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, Illinois State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Arizona
• California
• Nevada
• Illinois

Education

• Northwestern University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Illinois Wesleyan University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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