Kenneth Chike Odiwe, Esq.

Kenneth Chike Odiwe

Founder & Trial Attorney

Kenneth Chike Odiwe is the founder and principal owner of the Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC.

Attorney Kenneth Odiwe (commonly known as K. Chike Odiwe) was born and raised in Vallejo, California. Growing up, he saw and heard about countless instances of police misconduct. He knew at a young age that becoming a civil rights lawyer was the path that he wanted to take. During his first year of law school, he immediately began working on police misconduct cases at the nationally renowned civil rights firm, the Law Offices of John L. Burris.

While at the Law Offices of John L. Burris, Kenneth Odiwe represented several families in police brutality and personal injury cases. Kenneth Odiwe is well versed in the handling of high-profile police misconduct cases throughout all phases of litigation.

  • The Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe represents victims of police misconduct, police brutality, police corruption, hate crimes, and personal injuries. The practice is based out of the Bay Area, California. Odiwe is licensed in the state of California but his federal practice allows him to represent clients in every state in the Country. Kenneth Odiwe has extensive experience representing clients in civil rights cases with a specialty in police misconduct actions. He has been widely recognized for his work in civil rights and personal injury litigation.

    Kenneth Odiwe is a devoted civil rights and personal injury attorney with an outstanding track record for fighting for justice. He fights for people when powerful institutions violate their rights. He is emerging as an influential new voice in the fight for civil rights.

    The American Bar Association selected Kenneth Odiwe to serve as the Vice Chair of their Civil Rights & Social Justice Committee. Further, the American Bar Association selected Kenneth Odiwe to be a Contributing Editor for their Litigation News Editorial Board. He has been invited on several occasions to publish articles for various sections of the American Bar Association and other well-regarded legal journals. Odiwe regularly publishes columns for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal.

     Kenneth Odiwe has received the highest peer-review rating for legal ability and ethical standards from Martindale-Hubbell. He has been peer-selected multiple times for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America and the Northern California Super Lawyers list. Kenneth Odiwe has been recognized by Lawdragon as one of the leading litigators in America, one of the leading Plaintiff consumer lawyers in America, one of the leading civil rights lawyers in America, as well as one of the attorneys expected to lead the legal field in the next generation.  Odiwe has been recognized as a Top 100 lawyer by National Trial Lawyers as well as National Black Lawyers. Attorney Kenneth Odiwe has been recognized as a Top 40 under 40 lawyer by several prestigious organizations, including, the American Bar Association, the National Bar Association, and the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal.  He is also a Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocate’s Forum, for those attorneys who have achieved multi-million-dollar awards or settlements for their clients.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

    • Golden Gate University School of Law, JD (2016)

    • St. John’s University, B.A., English (2011)

    • Civil Rights

    • Police Misconduct

    • Personal and Catastrophic Injury

    •        Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent Attorney

    •        California Super Lawyers Rising Stars List: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

    •        Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

    •        Lawdragon: 500 Leading Litigators in America

    •        Lawdragon: 500 Leading Plaintiff Consumer Lawyers

    •        Lawdragon: 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers

    •        Lawdragon: 500 X – The Next Generation

    •       The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100

    •       The National Black Lawyers: Top 100

    •        American Bar Association: Recognized as one of the Nation’s Top 40 Lawyers under 40

    •       National Bar Association: Top 40 under 40- Nation’s Best Advocates

    •        The Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal: Top 40 under 40

    • Elite Lawyers of America

    •       California, 2017

    •        Supreme Court of the United States

    •        United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    •        United States District Court for the Northern District of California

    •        United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

    •        United States District Court for the Central District of California

    •        United States District Court for the Southern District of California

    •        All California State Courts

    •        American Bar Association (ABA)

    •        Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF)

    •        National Bar Association (NBA)

    •        National Police Accountability Project

    •        Consumer Attorneys of California

    •        The Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA)

    •        The Bar Association of San Francisco

    •        San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association

    •        Santa Clara County Bar Association

    •        Alameda County Bar Association

    •        Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association

    •        Charles Huston Bar Association

    •        The California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)

    •  American Bar Association: Contributing Editor for the Litigation News Editorial Board

    •  American Bar Association: Vice Chair of Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice

    •  American Bar Association: Member of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee

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