Robert A. Knee

Robert A. Knee is a partner at The Knee Law Firm, LLC who provides legal counsel to individuals, fiduciaries, and businesses throughout Bergen County and surrounding areas. His practice focuses on estate and fiduciary litigation and includes transactional work involving real estate and commercial matters. He handles will contests, accountings, guardianships, conservatorships, trusts, elder law concerns, real estate matters, and corporate or commercial issues.

Knee earned a J.D. from Washington University School of Law and a B.A. from Duke University. In law school, he served as an Associate Editor of the Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. His education developed research, writing, and analytical skills that support litigation involving estates and fiduciaries, along with the transactional judgment required for real estate and commercial matters.

Knee represents parties in estate litigation, fiduciary disputes, will contests, accountings, guardianship proceedings, and conservatorships. His work includes real estate and corporate matters, giving him experience with disputes and transactions affecting individuals, businesses, trusts, and estates. He regularly lectures on estate litigation, fiduciary litigation, and guardianships, reflecting sustained involvement in complex probate and fiduciary issues.

Robert A. Knee is admitted in New Jersey and before several federal courts, including the US Supreme Court and US Tax Court. He has held leadership roles in state and county bar groups and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. His practice combines litigation, fiduciary law, real estate, and commercial experience with longstanding professional service in trusts and estates. His work addresses matters where fiduciary duties and property rights demand detailed analysis.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, The Knee Law Firm, LLC
• Past Chair-Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)Association
• Past Chair-Probate Committee, Bergen County Bar Association
• Chair, New Jersey Supreme Court, District Ethics Committee (Bergen County) (2018-2020)

Licensed State

• New Jersey

Education

• Washington University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Duke University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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