Alison Gaffney

Top rated Class Action & Mass Torts attorney in Seattle, Washington

Keller Rohrback L.L.P.
Alison Gaffney
Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

Practice Areas: Class Action & Mass Torts, Environmental Litigation

Licensed in Washington since: 2012

Education: University of Washington School of Law

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022

Keller Rohrback L.L.P.

1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: 206-623-1900 Email: Alison Gaffney Visit website

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Alison Gaffney is a fighter. Once she takes on a client—as a partner in Keller Rohrback’s nationally recognized Complex Litigation Group or as a cooperating attorney with the ACLU—she commits to doing everything she can to fight for justice for her client.

That tenacity was evident in her pursuit to reunite Somali refugee Joseph Doe with his family after their separation was prolonged because of the Muslim Travel Ban. Alison is a member of the team that sued the Trump Administration on behalf of Doe and other individuals and organizations harmed by the travel ban in Doe, et al. v. Donald Trump, et al. (W.D. Washington). Three weeks after the court granted Doe’s motion for a preliminary injunction, Alison had the honor of seeing Doe reunited with his wife and three sons in Seattle.

Alison is passionate about using litigation to combat complex world problems. In the National Prescription Opiate Multi-District Litigation, Alison represents over 70 city, county, and tribal governments in their fight to hold prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors accountable for the devastating effects these drugs have had on their communities. She has played a key role within Keller Rohrback’s Opioid Litigation team, and in the national MDL she has been involved in drafting the master complaints, dispositive briefing, discovery, and preparing and defending medical experts. In addition, Alison represents school districts and counties in litigation against JUUL Labs, Inc. and other e-cigarette manufacturers for targeting youth with their marketing and product design and addicting a new generation to nicotine.

Both before and during law school, Alison’s passion for justice and human rights drew her to immigration law and policy. She completed a master’s degree focused on international migration, and as a law student, she interned with the Seattle Immigration Court and the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) in Tacoma, where she gave “Know Your Rights” presentations at the Northwest Detention Center. She represented clients in deportation proceedings through NWIRP as well as the law school’s Immigration Law Clinic, and she continues to volunteer as a pro bono attorney for NWIRP.

First Admitted: 2012, Washington

Professional Webpage: http://www.kellerrohrback.com/attorney/alison-gaffney

Educational Background:
  • University of Washington School of Law – J.D., 2012, 2012
  • University of California, San Diego – M.A., 2007, Latin American Studies (International Migration) , 2007
  • Swarthmore College – B.A., 2002, Linguistics and Languages (Spanish & Mandarin Chinese); McCabe Scholar , 2002
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, 2018
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2017
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 2016
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 2015
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circui, 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2013
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, 2013
  • Washington, 2012

Office location for Alison Gaffney

1201 Third Avenue
Suite 3400
Seattle, WA 98101

Selections

3 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2020 - 2022

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