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JUSTICE LAWRENCE KNIPEL, RET.
SENIOR COUNSEL
Justice Lawrence Knipel, Ret., was the longest serving New York State Administrative Judge for Civil Matters, Second Judicial District (Kings County, Brooklyn). During his tenure, he implemented many innovative programs to streamline court procedures and increase efficiency, including the inauguration of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive central pre-trial discovery complex. In addition to his administrative duties, he also presided over all Commercial Division foreclosure proceedings in Kings County.
During his decades as a Trial Justice, he successfully resolved complex SEQRA, Toxic Tort, Employment Discrimination and Medical Malpractice litigation. He presided over the highly successful Medical Malpractice Early Settlement Part in Kings County and has been elected to an ASTAR Science and Technology Fellowship.
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Between 1998 and 2002, he presided in the Criminal Term of New York State Supreme Court, Kings County, during which time, he presided over a large number of criminal felony trials.
He is a frequent lecturer on topics relating to Commercial Litigation, Medical Malpractice and Trial Practice. His numerous prior honors include the Annual Award of the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Benjamin Cardozo Award from the Jewish Lawyers Guild, the Ecumenical Award from the Catholic Lawyers Guild, the New York County Lawyers Tort Law Section Award and the Distinguished State Jurist Award from the Defense Association of New York.
He resides with his wife, Lori Citron Knipel, a practicing attorney, and children Ricky and Rachel in a Victorian home in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
A Past President of Congregation Temple Beth Emeth v'Ohr Progressive Shaari Zedek, in his spare time, he is an enthusiastic road runner and a novice guitarist.