Robert E. McKnight, Jr.

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Robert E. McKnight, Jr., partner, practices in the areas of labor and employment law (including employee rights and benefits, ERISA, wage and hour, and civil rights in employment) and civil rights in housing. He is also the publisher and editor of Fifth Circuit Civil News, a monthly publication reporting on civil opinions issued by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Fifth Circuit Civil News Daily Update, a daily email supplement to the monthly publication. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Texas Employment Lawyers Association.

Mr. McKnight graduated from Loyola University (New Orleans) with a J.D. and an M.A. (religious studies) after completing a joint-degree program.

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas (2006)

State Bar of Louisiana (1993)

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit (1993)

United States District Courts, Southern (2006), Western (2008) and Eastern (2009) Districts of Texas

United States District Courts, Eastern (1993), Middle (1997) and Western (1997) Districts of Louisiana

U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (1999)

Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (1999)