Kevin Ribakove received his law degree from the University of Buffalo in 1976. Before entering private practice in Forest Hills in 1981, he was employed as an associate at two Manhattan firms, first at Moskowitz & Passman and then at Gladstein & Isaac. He is admitted to practice in New York and Florida, as well as the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Southern districts of New York.

He is on the Board of Directors of the Trey Whitfield Foundation; a Brooklyn based charitable organization dedicated to providing both educational and recreational opportunities to needy children and teens.

Kevin Ribakove is an active member of the Queens County Bar Association and serves on its Bankruptcy Committee. He has been interviewed on New York City television on topics related to consumer bankruptcy. After twenty years of practice, his areas of focus include bankruptcy, real estate, personal injury, and wills and estates.

A lifelong resident of the New York City area, he was born in Brooklyn in 1951, is married and a father of twins, born in 1992.