As a partner in the firms nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group, Adele litigates complex cases involving environmental contamination and consumer protection. She represents individuals and public entities in PCB contamination litigation across the country. Adele was part of a trial team that secured a historic jury verdict for individuals exposed to PCB contamination and played a key role in the City of Seattles lawsuit against Monsanto, which resulted in a $160 million settlement. For this work, in 2025, Law360 named Adele one of its Top Attorneys Under 40 .
With her KR partners, Adele has also achieved a favorable jury verdict for twelve survivors of PacifiCorps 2020 Labor Day wildfires. Her other work has included cases against insurance companies, gun and automobile manufacturers, and technology companies, including litigation against Facebook arising from the Cambridge Analytica scandal that resulted in a $725 million settlement. Adeles pro bono practice focuses on appellate briefing on behalf of Washington nonprofits.
Before joining Keller Rohrback in 2019, Adele graduated magna cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she served as an Articles Editor for the Michigan Law Review. She clerked for Chief Judge Michael Mosman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon and Judge Ronald Gould of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Recognitions
Lawdragon 500 X - The Next Generation, 2026
•Selected as a 2025 Rising Star, by Law360 in the Environmental category
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Seattle, Washington, 2026
•Litigation - Environmental
•Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
•Privacy and Data Security Law
Named to Rising Stars list in Super Lawyers - Washington, 2022-2025
Recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal as a Next Gen in Law recipient, October 2023
