Ken Adams attended public schools in Yonkers, NY before earning his undergraduate degree
from Yale University and a law degree from the University of Chicago, where he worked as a
volunteer in Congressman Abner Mikva’s 1970 campaign for re-election. After law school he
spent two years as Congressman Mikva’s Legislative Assistant in Washington. He spent the next
47 years practicing law, pursuing justice through litigation on behalf of individuals and
organizations including hundreds of workers suffering from asbestos disease, tens of thousands
of victims of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, and dozens of U.S. companies victimized by international
price fixing cartels. Since retiring from active law practice Ken has provided pro bono assistance
to an environmental organization that supports litigation aimed at holding fossil fuel producers
responsible for their fair share of the damages resulting from global warming and climate
change. He is one of the founders of Mikva Challenge, and has served on the Advisory Board of
DC Mikva Challenge since its inception. Ken and his wife, who reside in Washington DC, have
two adult daughters and three grandsons. Ken’s principal hobby these days is tournament
poker. He also writes about and teaches poker.