Adele Abrams

Adele L. Abrams is an attorney, Associate Safety Professional (ASP) and Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) who senior counsel at Littler Mendelson PC, based in Washington, DC, She represents employers in OSHA and MSHA litigation nationwide, and also handles employment law matters in a large number of states. Abrams also provides employment and safety law consultation, safety audits, industrial hygiene assistance, and training services to companies in a variety of industries.

Prior to joining Littler, Abrams was president of the Law Office of Adele L. Abrams for 25 years.

She is a member of the Maryland, D.C., and PA Bars; the U.S. District Courts of Maryland, D.C., and TN; the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit 3rd Circuit, and 4th Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where she teaches on employment, labor and occupational safety law.

Abrams is a professional member of ASSP and she was awarded the National Safety Council’s Distinguished Service to Safety Award (DSSA) in 2017. She is also an Avetta Fellow.

Abrams has coauthored several textbooks on employment law, occupational and mine safety and health, and is a regular columnist on safety law issues for multiple magazines.

In her spare time, she is a rock and roll DJ.