Kenneth Knabe
Attorney Ken Knabe: helping injured cyclists, from the ground up!
Ken is the Managing Partner of Knabe Law Firm and Greater Cleveland’s Bicycle Attorney. A Cleveland native, he has over 40 years of experience serving his community as both a prosecutor and civil litigator. He helps injured cyclists from the ground, up! An avid cyclist, Ken is a co-chair on a Vision Zero Cleveland Sub-committee, serves on the boards of the Ohio Bicycle Federation and the Ohio to Erie Trail and is a regular expert legal contributor for Bike Cleveland. Ken strengthens the local cycling community and its advocacy efforts through sponsorship of organizations like Bike Cleveland and several local area clubs and teams.
Ken is a top-rated 2025 Super Lawyer and has the highest possible peer rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a former President of the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys. His expertise has been featured on Cleveland.com, WCPN Ideastream, the Cleveland Law Library, Cleveland Public Library, Lakewood Public Library, The Lakewood Observer, The Columbus Dispatch, and Cincinnati.com.
His personalized, hardworking, and professional approach is specifically geared to addressing the nuances at play when bike crashes are involved. Ken logs over 5,000 miles a year on his bike, and he has devoted his career to helping people injured or killed on our roads. Ken’s background as a trial attorney coupled with his passion for riding makes him uniquely qualified to handle your bike case. He has helped hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians in his career, making his experience unique in Northeast Ohio.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Bike Accidents
- Bicycle Injury
- Bike Injury
- General Civil
- Bike Crashes
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
No fee unless you win. FREE parking for motor vehicles AND bikes!
- Ohio
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- 6th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- President
- Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
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- Cleveland State University
- J.D. (1979) | Law degree
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University of Cincinnati
- B.A. (1976) | Psychology
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
- Activities: Avid Cyclist
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- Charles Auerbach Evidence Award
- CSU
- Highest grade in Evidence Class
- Top Local Trial Organization
- CATA-Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
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- AAJ
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- OAJ
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- CATA-Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Past President
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- Bike Law Basics
- OAJ
- Handling A Bike Accident
- CATA
- Joint and Several liability
- OAJ
- Ohio Tort Reform
- OAJ
- Bike law Basics, Cleveland
- CATA-Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Bike Accidents & Safety, OAJ, The Nines, Cleveland, Ohio
- Ohio Academy of Justice
- Taught Ohio Injury Lawyers how to properly handle a bike accident case.
