Max Knudsen’s practice focuses on complex civil litigation. Max has significant experience representing insurance company clients on various first- and third-party coverage matters as well as representing them in litigation involving coverage disputes and insurer bad faith. Max also has a history of successfully representing large companies, small businesses, and individuals in other civil litigation matters, including personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, construction defect, professional liability, civil rights, and a variety of other disputes. Max’s dedication to his clients earned him selection to the 2025 and 2026 Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for attorneys in Missouri.
Max obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Missouri–Columbia and his Juris Doctorate degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. While in law school, Max was a Managing Editor for The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, one of the country’s top law journals in the area of alternative dispute resolution.
Outside of work, Max enjoys golfing, traveling, watching sports, and spending time with his family, friends, and his two dogs, Rudy and Elvis.
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Awards & Honours
Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2025 and 2026, Missouri and Kansas
CALI Award in International Dispute Resolution
CALI Award in Designing Forums and Disputing Systems
Managing Editor on The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution Certificate, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Education
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 2020
- J.D.
University of Missouri – Columbia, 2016
- B.A., Economics
Trial Academies:
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Trial Academy, hosted by Stanford University, August 2025.
- Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL) John L. Oliver Trial Academy, hosted by the University of Missouri–Columbia, March 2022.
Licensure
United States District Courts
- Eastern District of Missouri
- Western District of Missouri
United States Court of Appeals
- Eighth Circuit
Seminars
- Primary/Excess Priority of Coverage Between CGL Policies: A Case Law Study, Max Knudsen, sponsored by The Harmonie Group, Mid U.S. Legal Updates and Case Law Review, Coverage & Bad Faith Webinar Series, May 7, 2026

















