Teaching Experience:
Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law
      Introduction to Trial Advocacy, 2005 to Present
      Civil Discovery, 2006 to Present

Arbitration Experience:
Certified arbitrator in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Court Annexed Mandatory Arbitration Program

Bar Associations:
Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel
       Board of Directors, 2011 to Present
       Co-Chair, Employment Law Committee, 2009 to 2011
       Recipient, Meritorious Service Award, 2011
Chicago-Lincoln American Inn of Court
       Executive Committee, 2008 to Present
Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago Inc
       Member
Defense Research Institute 
       Member

Community Service:
Woman’s Club of Evanston, 1998 to 2010
      Secretary, 2005-2006 Board of Directors 
      Recipient, Community Service Award, 2010

Articles & Presentations:

1. Author, Employees Must Arbitrate, IDC Employment Law Newsletter, April 2012.
2. Author, Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Officers in Warrantless Entry Case, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, February 20, 2012.
3. Author, Supreme Court Panel Works to Eradicate Incivility, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, January 20, 2012.
4. Author, Insurer Entitled to a Setoff of UIM Coverage for Med Pay Coverage Amount, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Insurance Newsletter, Fall 2011.
5. Facilitator, Employment Law Breakout Session, The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel Spring Seminar, April 14, 2011.
6. Author, Municipality not Liable for Isolated Acts of Board Member, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Municipal Liability Newsletter, Summer 2010.
7. Author, The Undefined Term “The Insured” in an Employer’s Liability Exclusion Extends to Contribution Actions Filed Against an Additional Insured Employer, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Insurance Coverage Newsletter, Spring 2010.
   
8. Speaker, Motions During Trial and Post-Trial Motions or What Appellate Counsel Wishes Trial Counsel Did, Illinois State Bar Association, June 2010.
9. Author, Mixed-Motive Claims Not Viable Under the Pre-2009 ADA, IDC Defense Update, April 2010.
   
10. Author, The Seventh Circuit Protects Adverse Employment Action Based on
    Child-bearing Capacity, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Employment Law Newsletter, Spring 2009.
11. Author, Title VII Protects Employees Who Report Discriminatory Conduct in Response to Their Employer's Questions, IDC Defense Update, Volume 10, No. 1.
12. Speaker and Author, Ethics of Personnel Issues for Law Firms, The Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel's Ethics and the Legal Profession Seminar, May 1, 2009.
13. Author, There Must be a Connection between Harassment & Demotion, Johnson & Bell, Ltd. Employment Law Newsletter, Fall 2007.

Representative Case Results:

1. American Highway Inc. v. Northwood Associates, Inc., DuPage County
   Case No. 09 L 001104
   On August 29, 2010, Ms. Knapp obtained the dismissal with prejudice and without leave to re-file of plaintiff’s cause of action for breach of contract and negligence against its insurance broker, alleging that the broker failed to properly procure insurance to cover a parking lot at which a cargo loss occurred. 
   
   
2. Bialas v. Maruyama, Cook County
   Case No. 09 L 13820, Trial Dates: January 13-14, 2011
   The plaintiff claimed that she suffered a right internal carotid artery dissection, with almost complete blockage of the artery; a left internal carotid artery dissection; and headaches as a result of a rear end car accident.  The plaintiff was hospitalized from July 22, 2006 through July 24, 2006.  Following her release from the hospital, the plaintiff underwent a cerebral angiogram.  The plaintiff called two treating physicians to testify. One treating physician, an endovascular neuroradiologist, testified that the dissections were evident on cerebral angiogram and were caused by the accident. The plaintiff's medical bills of $43,073.90 were reduced to $5,900.35 at trial upon Ms. Knapp's motion. At trial, the plaintiff sought recovery of the reasonable value of her medical bills plus monetary awards for pain and suffering and loss of a normal life.  She asked the jury for $55, 900 after rejecting the $7,000 settlement offer.  Plaintiff was awarded $5,900.35. Click here to view the Jury Verdict Report. 
   


3. Eng v. Reda, Cook County
   Case No. 06 L 9356, Trial Dates:  May 16-25, 2011
   Successfully defended a demolition company at  jury trial in an action alleging property damages to a home arising from the Illinois Adjacent Landowner Excavation Protection Act and nuisance, resulting in a defense verdict against the plaintiff. Click here for the Defense Research Institute report of this decision.


4. Hunter v. State Farm Insurance Company, Cook County
   Case No. 06 L 2809, Trial Dates:  April 28, 2008 to May 1, 2008
   Ms. Knapp's successful defense of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in the jury trial of Hunter v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, a breach of contract case relating to a homeowners insurance policy, in which the jury returned a verdict in favor of State Farm Fire & Casualty Company in minutes, was reported in the National Jury Verdict Review & Analysis, Volume 24, Issue 5, May 2009.


5. Kehoe v. State Farm Insurance Company, Appellate Court, First District, Case No. 09-0975, Cook County Case No. 07 L 008848
   Ms. Knapp's successful dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's amended complaint for breach of contract and bad faith damages on a motion to dismiss was upheld by the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, on March 11, 2010. Click Here for the decision.
   
   
6. Naszke v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company,Cook County
   Case No. 06 L 010066
   June 10, 2008 dismissal with prejudice of plaintiff's breach of contract claim seeking property damages under a homeowner's policy.
   
   
7. Sackett v. Memberselect Insurance a/k/a AAA Insurance, Kankakee County
   Case No. 05 L 151
   On June 3, 2010, Ms. Knapp obtained the dismissal with prejudice of a homeowner's claim for breach of contract and bad faith damages as a discovery sanction.