Christopher Knight received his J.D. degree in 1977 from the University of San Diego School of Law. Mr. Knight was licensed to practice law in Alabama in 1977 and is currently licensed to practice before all Alabama courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama (since 1980), the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (since 1984) and the United States Supreme Court (since 1984). He was Research/Writing Specialist for the Federal Defender in this district from September, 1998, until August, 1999, when he was appointed as Assistant Federal Defender. He has a broad range of experience in criminal trial and appellate work, both state and federal, and served as an Assistant District Attorney in this Circuit from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Knight also served as a Staff Attorney, Senior Staff Attorney, and Managing Attorney of the Mobile Region of the Legal Services Corporation of Alabama (1990-1998), where he was chair of the state-wide consumer law task force and participated in numerous CLE events as a trainer. He has also served as an adjunct professor in the Continuing Learning Department at Spring Hill College. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys and is active in the local and state bar associations.