Tara Knight

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Over 27 years experience in Connecticut courts

Experience: 33 years

Criminal Law and Personal Injury

in criminal law for the State of Connecticut, Super Lawyer-Criminal Law and 5 others

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Awards 7

Experience 33y

Videos 2

Online & Web 6

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Tara Knight is the founding member and senior partner of the firm of Knight & Cerritelli L.L.C. located in New Haven, Connecticut. Attorney Knight specializes in criminal defense law and is board-certified in criminal trial advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. The Expanded Governing Board of Yale Law School has appointed her Clinical Tutor in Law at the Yale Law School yearly since 2013. She sat as one of the directors of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification which is the governing board overseeing the certification of lawyers as Board Certified throughout the nation in criminal law and other areas of specialty from 2012-2015. In 2012 she was inducted into the American Board of Criminal Lawyers. She is rated “AV” by Martindale Hubbell, it’s highest rating. Her extensive criminal litigation background includes trial and appellate experience in both state and federal courts. She has tried numerous cases to verdict including defending individuals charged with: Capital Murder; robbery; assault; sexual assault; narcotics; weapons violations; computer and pornography crimes; embezzlement; marijuana; and domestic violence. Attorney Knight is admitted to practice before the Connecticut State and Federal Courts; the Second Circuit Court of Appeals; and the United States Supreme Court.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Connecticut

Since 1990

Professional Experience

Current

MSNBC

Legal Analyst

2016 - Current

WTNH

Legal Analyst

Appears weekly on News Channel 8 in New Haven, Connecticut to talk about a variety of legal topics

2013 - Current

Yale Law School

Clinical Tutor --Trial Advocacy

Trial practice instructor Yale Law School

2010 - Current

University of Connecticut Law School

Adjunct Professor

co-taught Criminal Procedure during Fall semester 2010

2010 - 2015

National Board of Trial Advocacy

Board Director

Sat on Board of Directors for the NBTA- the national organization that certifies lawyers in various specialties

2013

CNN

Legal Analyst

1997 - 2008

CourtTV

Legal Analyst

1999 - 2001

Quinnipiac College

Adjunct Professor

Taught Criminal Law

Education

1987 - 1990

Suffolk University Law School

LL.M. (1990)

1983 - 1987

Fairfield University

B.S. (1984) | English

Awards

year - Tara Knight

in criminal law for the State of Connecticut

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyer-Criminal Law

Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyers

year - Tara Knight

Top 25 Woman Lawyers in Connecticut

Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyers

Best Lawyers in New York Area

New York Magazine

year - Tara Knight

Top 50 Lawyers in New England

New England Magazine

year - Tara Knight

Legal "100" List

Irish Voice Newspaper and Irish American Magazine

year - Tara Knight

Top 50 Lawyers in the State of Connecticut

Connecticut Magazine Super Lawyers

Contacts

2 Lincoln Street New Haven CT 06510 Telephone: (203) 624-6115 Fax: (203) 624-4791

Videos

Ask the Lawyer: Future of the Supreme Court

News 8 at 5 pm

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Ask The Lawyer: When is a lawyer not necessary?

New Haven-based attorney Tara Knight joined News 8 on Monday as part of our weekly segment called “Ask the Lawyer.” In this edition, we talked about when you should get a lawyer for a court case and how do you know that lawyer is right for you.