Mr. Knight received his Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Civil Law from Louisiana State University School of Law in 2003. Mr. Knight graduated in the top fifteen percent of his class and was a member of the Louisiana Law Review. Mr. Knight received a Bachelor of Science in 2000 from Louisiana State University, graduating magna cum laude and receiving the Business Management award for the highest GPA in his major.
Mr. Knight is the managing partner at Niles, Bourque, & Knight, L.L.C., where his practice focuses on health care and commercial litigation, including medical malpractice defense, contract disputes, employment disputes, Medical Staff Peer Review issues, and general tort liability.
Mr. Knight is a member of the American, Louisiana, and New Orleans Bar Associations; and the ABA Health Law Section. Mr. Knight has spoken on a number of litigation and health care topics. Mr. Knight has also been recognized as a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” for the years of 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Mr. Knight is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts, the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Knight has extensive experience in all aspects of trial preparation, jury and judge trials, in medical malpractice, commercial, and general liability cases. Mr. Knight also has substantial appellate experience and has many published appellate decisions.