William J. Knox
Special Counsel
Experience
William J. Knox is a commercial litigator focused on advising and representing mortgage servicers and financial institutions in a variety of real estate and title matters. Throughout more than 16 years of practice, William has handled an extensive number of contested forward mortgage and reverse mortgage foreclosures, with a special focus on reverse mortgages over the past seven years. He manages contested foreclosure actions where servicers/lenders were joined as defendants in causes of action premised on fraud, lack of mental capacity, quieting title based on lapse of the statute of limitations, and more. Working collaboratively with retained title counsel, William has played a key role in resolving escalated title claims such as lien priority disputes, forgery claims, allegations concerning lack of mental capacity to enter into a mortgage transaction, and fraud at origination.
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Background
Admissions
- New York
- Connecticut
- Michigan
- U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2007
- Syracuse University, B.A., 2004
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December 1, 2025