Knoll Lowney
Knoll Lowney's practice focuses on complex land use cases and consumer class actions.

Knoll has helped communities throughout Washington protect their local environment and quality of life from harmful land uses. He specializes in helping communities develop long term strategies to stop harmful land uses or mitigate their impacts. These strategies include use of all available state and federal laws and political, media and grassroots strategies. On behalf of his clients, Knoll has successfully defeated or significantly altered major public and private land use projects.

He has also represented millions of consumers in nationwide class actions targeting corporate abuse. Knoll's cases have resulted in major settlements providing tens of millions of dollars of compensation to consumers and/or charities. In each of these cases, the Court has granted Knoll's clients a generous cash award in appreciation of their work as class represenatives.

Knoll has extensive experience working with non-profit organizations and has co-founded several. He advises his clients on a wide range of issues, from setting up their organizations to effective lobbying and public communication. Knoll also has developed an expertise in initiative law, having written several initiatives on environmental issues and having challenged several harmful initiatives. Knoll is a founder and co-chair of Yes for Seattle, an organization that promotes local initiatives.

Knoll has campaigned for a wide range of other issues relating to the environment, peace and opposition to war, prison and sentencing reform, and numerous other social justice issues.

Before forming Smith & Lowney, PLLC, with Richard Smith in 1996, Knoll practiced law at Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle. He earned his law degree from New York University in 1993 after graduating from the Evergreen State College in 1990. Knoll was born in Seattle and attended Garfield High School.

When not working, Knoll can probably be found with his wife and kids. Hopefully doing something fun.