KC Marie Knox

KC Marie Knox serves as a Lecturer in the Business Law Department at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where she has taught since Spring 2020. Her instructional responsibilities include Business Law I (BLAW 280), Business Law II (BLAW 308), and Business Law 409 (Wills, Trusts & Estates), with current course offerings extending through Fall 2025. Prior to CSUN, she was an Adjunct Professor at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law from November 2011 to March 2020, teaching Wills, Trusts & Estate, Legal Research & Writing, Community Property, and Remedies.

Her educational background includes:

• J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law (2003)
• B.A. in Law & Society from University of California, Santa Barbara (2001)

Professionally, Ms. Knox maintains dual expertise as a full-time Probate Attorney for the Superior Court of California, Los Angeles since 2018, where she analyzes pleadings related to decedent's estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships to provide legal analysis and recommended rulings. This complements her academic work through deep practical experience in advanced estate and tax planning for business owners, developed during thirteen years in private practice including three years as a law firm partner in Woodland Hills, California. She holds certification as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts & Estates by the State Bar of California.

Her research profile, derived from professional practice and teaching focus, centers on:

• Business Law
• Estate Planning
• Probate Law
• Trusts and Estates
• Corporate Law
• Contract Law
• Torts

No information is available regarding academic advising of students or research grant acquisitions.