Andrew S. Knott Esq. - Cheshire, CT

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, Connecticut, 2003
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Magdalen College, 2000
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Major: Philosophy/Great Books

Classes and Seminars

• Quinnipiac University Adjunct Faculty, Legal Research, 2007 - Present
  
• Quinnipiac University Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Law and the Legal System, 2008 - Present
  
• Quinnipiac University Adjunct Faculty, Freshman Composition, 2009 - 2011

Pro Bono Activities

• Community Mediation, Volunteer Mediator, 2008 - 2015
• Connecticut Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2012 - Present
• National Conference of Bar Foundations, Trustee, 2013 - 2015
• Exchange Club of Cheshire, Member, 2003 - 2007
• National Eagle Scout Association, Life Member, 2003 - Present
• Cheshire Land Trust, Life Member, Board Member, General Counsel, 2003 - Present
• Waterbury Family Life Foundation, Executive Committee Member, 2004 - 2006
• Cheshire Historical Society, Life Member, Vice President, 2004 - Present
• New Haven Knights of Columbus, Member, Chapter President, 2005 - Present
• Sleeping Giant Park Association, Life Member, 2006 - Present
• Connecticut Forest and Park Association, Member, 2010 - Present
• Appalachian Mountain Club, Trip Leader, 2010 - Present

Published Works

Articles

• Connecticut and End‐of‐Life Issues, Connecticut Lawyer, February 2010 at 17
  
• SCOTUS Field Trip, Connecticut Lawyer, August/September 2010 at 10
  
• Lessons Learned after 5 Years and 400 Clients, Quinnipiac Law Magazine, 2008, back page
  
• The New Probate Court Rules of Procedure: A Primer for the Unaware, Unsure, or Downright Skeptical, Connecticut Lawyer, Summer 2013 at 21
  
• Watching Out for those Who Are Incapacitated, Connecticut Law Tribune, May 11, 2009 at 26
  
• Ethical Challenges in Estate Administration, Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step is Important, June 2008 at 249
• Ethical Considerations, Medicaid Planning in Medicaid: From Qualifying Clients to Applying for Benefits, May 2008 at 56
• Post Eligibility Obligations, Medicaid: From Qualifying Clients to Applying for Benefits, May 2008 at 72
• Ethical Issues in Probate Practice, Fundamental Probate Procedure and Practice, December 2008 at 89
• The Elective Share, Part II, The Probate Process from Start to Finish, October 2007 at 215
• Intestacy, Part II, The Probate Process from Start to Finish, October 2007 at 235
• Durable Power of Attorney, Top Estate Planning Techniques, September 2009 at 91

Bar Admissions

• Connecticut
• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 2004
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2015
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2013
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2014
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2013
• Supreme Court of the United States of America, 2010

Other Affiliations

• New Haven County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2003 - Present
• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 - Present
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2013 - Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, Elder Law Section, Executive Committee, 2011 - Present
• Connecticut Bar Association, 2008 - 2015 (Young Lawyers’ Section, Executive Committee)
• Foundation of the New Haven County Bar, 2008 - 2014 (Board Member; V.P; President)
• New Haven County Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Assistant Editor, Marble Columns)
• New Haven County Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Executive Board Member)
• New Haven County Bar Association, 2018 - Present (SCOTUS Admission Chair)
• State of CT Probate Administration, 2011 - Present (Probate Practice Book Committee)
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, 2015 - Present (Advocacy & Litigation Steering Committee)
• U.S. Selective Service System, 2006 - Present (Local Board Member)
• Greater New Haven Transit District, 2006 - 2008 (Board Member)
• New Haven Democracy Fund, 2013 - 2015 (Board Member)
• Central L.I. Sound Advisory Committee, 2013 - Present (Board Member)
• Hamden Open Space Commission, 2018 - Present (Board Member)