Halsey G. Knapp, Jr.
Biography
Halsey G. Knapp, Jr. brings more than four decades of Atlanta trial practice, strategic counseling, and dispute-resolution judgment to the mediation table. Clients have turned to him for steady judgment, practical solutions, and calm guidance when complex business relationships or high-stakes disputes are on the line.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Knapp has regularly advised clients on crisis management and best practices, with particular focus on business divorces, graceful C-suite departures, legal malpractice and ethics, and general business litigation. His work has given him a practical understanding of how to de-escalate conflict, re-open communication, and move adversaries toward forward-looking resolution.
Mr. Knapp has handled relationship-driven disputes involving business owners, operators, clients, suppliers, competitors, and other high-pressure stakeholders. His background includes business arrangements, limited liability entity operating agreements, real estate transactions, professional liability matters, and high-stakes business litigation.
For more than 15 years, Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized Mr. Knapp for his solution-oriented approach to disputes. That recognition reflects the same qualities he brings to mediation: judgment, patience, strategic discipline, and an ability to help parties focus on practical resolution.
Mr. Knapp has also devoted decades of service to the legal profession, including work with the Inns of Court movement, national and local bar organizations, and committees focused on professionalism, mentoring, and the administration of justice. Most recently, he served for five years on the State Bar of Georgia’s Disciplinary Review Board, including as Vice Chair, and he continues to serve on the Statewide Business Court Committee.
Education
- Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor (1980)
- Cornell University, Bachelor of Arts (1977)
- The Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Professional Licenses and Bar Admissions
- State Bar of Georgia (1980)
- Georgia Registered Neutral, Mediation (2011)
Legal Employment & Experience
- Krevolin & Horst, LLC - Partner
- More than 46 years of trial practice and strategic counseling in Atlanta
- Experience advising clients in complex business relationships, high-stakes disputes, business divorces, fiduciary litigation, professional liability, crisis management, and general business litigation
- Experience with business arrangements, limited liability entity operating agreements, real estate transactions, graceful C-suite departures, legal malpractice and ethics, and dispute resolution strategy
Professional Associations and Bar Leadership
- State Bar of Georgia Disciplinary Review Board - Vice Chair
- Statewide Business Court Committee - Member
- Lamar Inn of Court - Master, Executive Committee Member, and Former President
- 11th Circuit Historical Society - Georgia Delegate, Former Treasurer, and Secretary
- Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Chapter - Board of Directors
- Federal Bar Association - Special Committee on Role of Magistrate Judges in the Northern District of Georgia
- Federal Bar Association - Special Committee on the Local Rules in the Northern District of Georgia
- Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section - Chair and Board Member
- Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section - Former Board Member
- Fulton County Business Court Committee Board
- Emory University School of Law - Board of Law Advisors
- Lawyers Club - Executive Committee and Former Chair, Rules, Practice and Judiciary Committee
Awards and Honors
- Best Mentor in Atlanta, Fulton County Daily Report (2022)
- Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business - recognized for more than 15 years
- Georgia Super Lawyers - Top 100 Lawyer in Georgia
- Georgia Super Lawyers
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
Speaking and Publications
- Frequent speaker on jury selection
- Frequent speaker on business litigation
- Frequent speaker on alternative dispute resolution topics
- Contributor, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance Journal
Community Involvement
- Paces Civic Association - Former Board Member and President
- Trinity Presbyterian Church - Finance Committee, Personnel Committee, and Pastor Nominating Committees
Areas of Expertise
- Business Divorces
- Fiduciary Litigation
- Complex Civil Litigation
- Crisis Management and Negotiations
- Professional Liability
- Legal Malpractice and Ethics
- Business Torts
- RICO
- General Business Litigation
- Real Estate and Lending Litigation
- Data Breach and Security
- C-suite Departures
- Limited Liability Entity Operating Agreements
- Real Estate Transactions