Meet Bruce Hagen of Hagen Rosskopf – Bike Law GA

Today we’d like to introduce you to Bruce Hagen.

Hi Bruce, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
Bruce Hagen is a personal injury attorney who specializes in representing cyclists when injured due to traffic violence, poor or damaged infrastructure or encounters with loose dogs. Through his law firm, Hagen Rosskopf – Bike Law GA, Bruce has represented hundreds of cyclist statewide obtaining settlements to help cyclists cover their medical bills and recover from the financial impact of their injuries.

Bruce Hagen is also a dedicated advocate for the cycling community in Georgia by providing training sessions for law enforcement about cycling laws and how to properly investigate crashes involving cyclists, clinics on bike safety for cyclists and motorists, and through legislative work with Georgia law makers to improve existing laws. Every May, Bruce also hosts the Ride of Silence (an international event) to honor cyclists in Georgia who lost their lives in car crashes and to create awareness with the general public about the need to share the road.

Bruce Hagen’s long time law partner, Ken Rosskopf was killed in 2025 while riding his bike just a few blocks away from his home in Decatur. Experiencing a personal loss cemented his and his legal team’s commitment to fight for the rights of cyclists and to make Georgia a safer place for people who ride bikes.

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Representing the cycling community in Georgia is never a smooth road. There is a strong bias against cyclists and their presence on our roads along with a misunderstanding of the current laws for cyclists. Bruce’s hope is that positive advocacy and education may one day result in less lives being lost.

What has been the most important lesson you’ve learned along your journey?
– Georgia’s cycling community is diverse. Some people cycle recreationally, others choose to commute to work on bikes, others ride competitively, some ride to stay healthy, and some use a bike as a form of transportation because they have limited socio economic options (invisible riders). Understanding the needs of community and how to best help them has required a change of perspective and personal biases.

-Change takes time. The work we are doing today to make Georgia roads safer for cyclists may take a generation to come to full fruition and we may not even be around to see it. But having faith in the work we do and how it’s going to benefit kids who ride bikes today has been a key lesson. Change is possible.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://hagen-law.com
• Instagram: @bike_law_georgia
• Facebook: @BikeLawGeorgia

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