Renee Knake
Assistant Professor of Professional Responsibility
461 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6882
knakeree@law.msu.edu
Degrees
J.D. 1999, University of Chicago Law School; B.A. 1996, North Park College, summa cum laude
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Bar Admissions
Michigan, Illinois (inactive), Virginia (associate)
Courses
Professional Responsibility,
Topics In Professional Responsibility
Office Hours
Tue: 9-10:30 AM
Thu: 9-10:30 AM
Other times by appt.
Biography
Professor Knake joined the Law College Faculty in 2006. She received her J.D. from The University of Chicago Law School where she was an associate editor for The University of Chicago Legal Forum and worked in the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic.
Prior to teaching, Professor Knake was an associate at Mayer, Brown, & Platt in Chicago, Illinois, and Hunton & Williams in Richmond, Virginia, where she practiced in the areas of commercial litigation, telecommunications, and labor/employment law. She also served as assistant city attorney for Charlottesville, Virginia. She is admitted to practice in Michigan, Illinois (inactive) and Virginia (associate).
Professor Knake teaches Professional Responsibility and a seminar, Topics in Professional Responsibility: The First Amendment and Regulation of Lawyers’ Speech. Her research interests include legal ethics, regulation of the legal profession, law and literature, and constitutional law. She has presented internationally and published articles on topics related to these issues. She recently was appointed as an advisor to the State Bar of Michigan Standing Committee on Lawyers & Judges Assistance.
Professor Knake is a regular contributor to the Legal Ethics Forum.