Ramsey A. Knowles is a strategic litigation attorney renowned for solving complex business disputes through comprehensive and innovative legal approaches. With extensive experience across multiple legal domains, Ramsey consistently delivers nuanced solutions that address the unique challenges faced by businesses and corporate clients.
Ramsey’s practice spans a wide range of critical legal areas, including contract disputes, business torts, real estate and construction litigation, regulatory proceedings and securities and investor disputes. His expertise encompasses both proactive litigation and strategic dispute resolution, handling complex scenarios such as commercial real estate claims, injunction requests, securities litigation, breach of contract claims and sophisticated tort litigation.
As a founding partner and key leader in the firm’s Chambers-ranked litigation and dispute resolution practice, Ramsey has earned recognition for his exceptional skill in corporate divorce and business litigation. Routinely consulted by other Chambers-ranked firms and attorneys, he is valued for his meticulous approach and strategic counsel in handling mission-critical legal matters. His practice is distinguished by an ability to navigate intricate legal challenges while minimizing business disruption.
Drawing from early experiences working on his family’s farm in Telfair County, Georgia, Ramsey brings a practical, results-oriented perspective to his legal practice. He tailors his approach to each client’s specific needs, understanding the critical balance between legal strategy and business continuity.
Prior to founding Knowles Gallant Timmons, Ramsey was a partner at one of Georgia’s top ten largest law firms, where he developed significant expertise in complex business litigation, securities litigation and real estate disputes.
Ramsey lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Alison and their three children, Marley, Lilah and Ford.
Georgia State University College of Law, JD, magna cum laude, 2005
(Law Review, Editorial Board)
The University of Georgia,
BA, cum laude, 2001
Bleckley Inn of Court, Master
Georgia Super Lawyers,
Rising Stars, 2011, 2014-2019
Super Lawyers, 2020-2023
Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite, General Practice/Trial Law 2014, 2018,
Business Law 2018
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit