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Charles C. Adams, Jr.

chuck.adams@herrenadams.com
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Phone: 859-254-0024
Fax: 859-254-5991

148 North Broadway
Lexington, Kentucky 40507

Chuck Adams was born and raised in Somerset, Kentucky, the son of two lawyers. B.S., U.K., 1983; J.D., U.L., 1986. Licensed, all Kentucky courts, state and federal, 1986. In 2002, Chuck was elected to serve as statewide President of the Kentucky Academy of Trial Attorneys (now KJA). In addition to Kentucky Super Lawyers, he is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Chuck has handled a wide assortment of personal injury cases, including those involving automobile accidents, aviation, dram shop (liquor liability), insurance bad faith, lawyer negligence, medical negligence, medication and prescription errors, motorcycle accidents, power line electrocution, premises liability, products liability, and trucking accidents. He has tried cases in over 20 Kentucky courts, with an array of successful jury verdicts. See: Verdicts & Settlements. In addition, Chuck is a frequent seminar presenter on evidence, products liability and other trial practice issues and has been very active in legislative affairs on behalf of injured victims and consumers. Appellate reference: Morales v. American Honda Motor Co., 151 F.3d 500 (6th Cir., 1998).

Education

J.D., University of Louisville School of Law, 1986
Editorial Board, University of Louisville Journal of Family Law
National Co-Chairman, National Conference of Law Reviews, 1985-86

BS in Accounting, University of Kentucky, 1983

Westminster High School (Atlanta, Georgia), 1977

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

All Kentucky courts, state and federal, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American Association for Justice
Member Since: 1985

Kentucky Justice Association
Member Since: 1986
President, 2002

Fayette County Bar Association
Member Since: 1986

Seminar Presentations and Papers

Chuck has taught seminars through the Kentucky Justice Association on the following topics:  trial practice, products liability, evidence, insurance bad faith, dram shop (liquor liability) and trial strategies & techniques.

Legal Honors and Recognition

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, annually since 2005
Listed in Kentucky Super Lawyers, annually since 2007
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Family

Married: Laura Hacker Adams, 8/24/02
Children: Lilly Adams, 12/23/03
Hayden Adams, 5/12/05