PRACTICE AREAS:
General civil litigation, including commercial, personal injury, and products liability.

EDUCATION:
J.D., 1979, University of Kentucky. B.A., 1976, English, with High Distinction, University of Kentucky. Phi Beta Kappa.

ADMISSIONS:
Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1979; U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 1980; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1987.

EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Adams's practice experience includes a variety of commercial and non-commercial litigation matters.

SELECTED PUBLISHED DECISIONS

• Kane v. Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Co., Ky. App., 668 S.W.2d 564 (1984)
• Haven Point Enterprises, Inc. v United Kentucky Bank, Inc., Ky., 690 S.W.2d 393 (1985)
• Connors v. B.M.C. Coal Co., 634 F.Supp. 74 (D.D.C. 1986)
• Smith v. Dairymen, Inc., 75 B.R. 365 (W.D. Va. 1987)
• Marley Cooling Tower Co. v. Caldwell Energy & Environmental, Inc., 280 F.Supp.2d 651 (W.D. Ky. 2003).

CLERK EXPERIENCE
Law clerk to the Hon. Edward H. Johnstone, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1979-81.