Ralph Knowles (born 1945 in Huntsville, Alabama, Died May 17, 2016 at his home in Atlanta, Georgia) was a class action attorney, best known for winning the Dow Corning breast implant case with damages of $4+ billion.
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.
[1] He also served on the national board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union.
His brother Craig Knowles (deceased 1968) founded the Alabama Republican Party in the 1960s.