Christopher Hans Knauf

Mr. Knauf represented us in an ADA claim related to our website. We are a small legacy business and our website wasn't readable using specific software for potential vision-impaired website visitors. It was a plaintiff's attorney known for scouring small business websites with legacy software. He hel...ped us navigate the process of updating the website to become ADA compliant and handled the case smoothly and professionally. Would highly recommend!

Hello Everyone, I really don't write reviews. But This lawyer deserves it. I am handicap and in a wheelchair. And I found out the hard way that not every where you go is going to be equal opportunity. To sum it up, there was issues I had with a school that was denying me the same opportunity beca...use of my disability. So, he took my case. I wasn't seeking compensation, I was seeking rights for others. I just didn't want what happened to me happen to someone else with disabilities. I realize not everyone is going to have the same experience. But, my expectations were met. It's a very busy firm but he took the time to fight for me. That is something that I will never forget. So, in closing, we all may not have the same experience. But I can honestly say, my experience was truly great. I would recommend 100%

I sought legal assistance from Attorney Christopher following an unexpected dismissal from my university. Initially, his prompt and engaging responses encouraged me to engage in his services. However, the quality of our interactions did not align with my initial expectations after securing his servic...es. Following my initial payment, I experienced a significant decline in communication. Responses to my emails became infrequent, and mostly, I received no replies at all. Despite repeated attempts to initiate contact, our first official consultation—typically complimentary with most attorneys—was delayed repeatedly for over three months, even though I had already made a payment. This lack of responsiveness was particularly challenging during a vulnerable period in my life, exacerbating my distress and ultimately necessitating medical treatment for depression. While experiences can vary between clients, it is crucial to share that the support and guidance I was promised were not delivered in my case. For those in search of legal representation, considering an attorney's reliability and consistency in communication may be crucial.

I sought help from Chris Knauf after he being the only name recommended by an outside agency. (It turns out the lead attorney at the agency and Knauf knew each other and previously trialed cases together, which was fine.) I sent documents to Knauf for review, but he did not touch it at all. It was on...ly until I visited his office and put down the retainer fee, that Knauf started delegating the tasks to others, especially his one associate and paralegal. Prior the incident, I somewhat believed that Knauf would care about my case, he has many cases that have gone on to trials related to disability discrimination. However, I feel that he was not honest with me. He could have told me during the consultation that my issue was not something he would be handling. He never dealt with any, but I did not know. Most Americans outside the law field wouldn’t know the difference between someone who would litigate a big case vs. someone who would simply mediate or file tort claims on your behalf. Knauf only does litigation, and that is where his reputation is. After I had some phone calls with Knauf’s associate, discussing matters that, now I believe, he was simply trained to spot does facts probably because he was still a young associate fresh out of law school. Nevertheless, it consumed both of our times, my retainer, and was not legally significant. Eventually, Knauf became very unresponsive with emails. He often told me he was handling some very big cases at the moment, implying that he was busy and just was not the right time for me. After many requests for updates, he finally told me that he did not think he can do anything with my case. And suggested that I moved on with my life. He never wrote me the summary of his views, which he told me he would. He even said he used up all of my retainers before finally realizing that there was nothing he could do. Go with Knauf if you’re discriminated against based on a physical disability and would involve a somewhat high impact in the county or local district of some sort. It has to be somewhat big, such as the defendant would be willing to settle in the million dollars range. This way, Knauf would be a good person for you. If not, and he’s depending on your $5000 retainer fee, I suggest you be very cautious. He would use it all, and then tell you don’t have any claims. I was deceived likely because of Knauf being too busy with other case and perhaps knew that I could not fund him anymore. Other experts agree that he could have told me all this from the beginning, but likely did not because he wanted to keep the retainer. Also, I fortunately did not listen to Knauf (I proceeded with a federal agency, which Knauf persuaded me not to do so), and the case has been determined in my favor. Besides losing money to Knauf, I also almost dropped what I had a claim for, if I had followed his advice, which he was actually supposed to act in good faith. Please do more research before going to Knauf. Be cautious of the free consultation, which would be hard to turn back.

I found Christopher Knauf to be more a salesman than an attorney. He will send you to his paralegals until he thinks you would likely become one of his targets. Once you meet up in person for the "free consultation," you would only find out that your case would actually take more time to go into, and... the retainer of $5,000 would be for that purpose. After an extremely long period of time, he will tell you he's too busy working on other matters, while delegating the work to one of his associates. Finally, he would come back to you saying there is nothing much he would do. Thus, your time is wasted and your retainer fee is gone. The message he will tell you at the end is nothing more than what he could have told you from the start. He just wants your retainer fees, and I wouldn't be surprised if this is his primary source of income. If you think that sounds awful, keep in mind, it's even worse to get his final message and you end up not pursuing what you thought had a strong case. It isn't about your case, it's about what is most beneficial to him given the time he wants to put in for you and the retainer fees he would get from you.