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Erin Darnell Knese

Associate

Erin Knese is a litigator in the St. Louis office, representing clients in commercial and intellectual property matters, including patent, copyright, construction, healthcare, employment, tort, and other commercial litigation. She is experienced in early motion practice, including jurisdiction and venue, and has won pre-trial dismissals, preliminary relief, and removal for her clients. In one case, she had a major nationwide retailer dismissed under a novel theory of personal jurisdiction and online sales.

Erin has successfully represented clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and administrative proceedings. She is passionate about protecting client interests and achieving the best outcome.

Prior to joining GRSM, Erin worked in gravity production and then founded and built a magnetic anomaly mapping program for the Department of Defense. Her background is in physics and computer science, including Artificial Intelligence, and she is a member of the patent bar since 2015.

 

Admissions

  • Missouri
  • United States Patent & Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
  • Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

Community Involvement

  • International T.S. Eliot Society

Education

  • B.S., Astrophysics, Columbia University
  • M.S., Physics, University of Alabama
  • J.D., Washington University in St. Louis