Ralph Knowles
Ralph Knowles was a class action attorney, best known for winning the Dow Corning breast implant case with damages of $4+ billion.
He earned a BA at the University of Alabama in 1966 and JD at the University of Alabama Law School in 1969. He worked as an attorney with the Atlanta law firm of Doffermyre Shields Canfield Knowles & Devine since 1991. Before this employment he was a longtime partner with Drake, Knowles & Pierce in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Mr. Knowles served on the Board of Directors of Legal Momentum. He also served on the National Board of Directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.Family
His brother Craig Knowles founded the Alabama Republican Party in the 1960s.*
