SUSAN K. KNOLL

1959-2018

Frankfort - Services for Susan K. Knoll, of Frankfort, Ky., and Houston, Texas, will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 29, 2018, at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. Susan, 58, died January 24, 2018, at her home in Switzer. Rabbi David Wirtschafter will officiate. Visitation will be at Harrod Brothers Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 28, 2018, and 10:00 a.m. until service time on Monday.

Born in West Virginia, Susan was raised in Frankfort and attended Franklin County High School and the University of Kentucky, where she received a B.A. in chemistry.

She moved to Houston right after college and first worked as a chemist in the oil and gas industry before deciding to attend law school. She received her J.D. from South Texas College of Law.

Susan began her law career with Arnold, White & Durkee, which merged with Howrey and Simon to become Howrey, where she was a partner. She later moved to McDermott Will & Emery and concluded her career at Wong Cabello Lutsch Rutherford.

Her specialty was intellectual property law and she was lead and co-counsel in jury and bench trails involving patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation.

She litigated matters in a wide range of technologies including chemistry, biotechnology, semiconductor, computer and oilfield industries.

Susan was a member of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association, the Federal Circuit Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the American Bar Association.

Named a Texas Super Lawyer in Intellectual Property 2003-2009 and 2013-2014, Susan admitted to practice in the state of Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

She was an avid University of Kentucky basketball fan and Thoroughbred racing and breeding enthusiast.

Susan is survived by her life partner, Dan Liebman, Frankfort; her father, LeRoy Knoll, Frankfort; and her three sisters, Lee Ann Jones (Richard), Frankfort; Teresa Darnell (Scott), Shelbyville; and Kara Reynolds (Tony), Lexington.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Pat.

The family request donations in Susan’s memory be made to either Bluegrass Hospice Care, 663 Teton Trail, Frankfort, KY 40601, or Thoroughbred Charities of America, PO Box 910668, Lexington, KY 40591

Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home. Condolences may be shared via the online guestbook at www.harrodbrothers.com