Patrick W. Knight
Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
Patrick represents people and families in serious personal injury cases throughout Florida. He combines extensive first-chair trial experience with direct, personal involvement in every case.
01 / Trial Experience
More than 1,000 litigated cases. More than 175 jury trials.
Over a career spanning nearly 30 years, Patrick has represented more than 1,000 clients in litigation and taken more than 175 cases to jury trial. He has won more than 90% of his trials. That record has earned him a strong reputation among judges, opposing attorneys, insurance carriers, and the legal community.
02 / Board Certification
Recognized expertise in civil trial law.
Patrick became Florida Bar Board Certified in Civil Trial Law in 2005 and has been recertified four times, most recently in 2025. Certification requires substantial trial involvement, peer review, continuing legal education, and a rigorous examination. It recognizes special knowledge, skill, proficiency, professionalism, character, and ethics in civil trial law.
03 / Recognition
Awards and professional distinction.
Patrick has been recognized by The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 and Top Verdicts of 2025. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only organization of experienced trial lawyers.
04 / Defense Insight
He understands how the other side thinks.
After decades representing defendants in personal injury lawsuits, Patrick chose to represent injured people. That background gives him valuable insight into defense and insurance-company tactics. His strategies have helped secure three seven-figure trial verdicts and numerous six- and seven-figure settlements in recent years.
05 / Survivor & Author
Experience that reaches beyond the courtroom.
Patrick is a published author and public speaker who shares practical lessons about surviving tragedy and rebuilding physically, mentally, and emotionally. His book, Blessed to Survive: The Thanksgiving Day Massacre, recounts the mass shooting that took his family, left him in a coma for nearly three months, and changed the course of his life.
Read Patrick’s full story06 / Family & Community
Husband. Father. Lawyer. Coach.
Patrick was born in Westmont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He now lives in Parkland, Florida, with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children, recording artist Lucas Knight and London Knight. He is also a dedicated mock trial coach for the high school and junior high teams at American Heritage Palm Beach.