Christopher T. Adams

The founder of his eponymous law firm, Christopher T. Adams has extensive experience in a variety of practice areas, including criminal defense, family law, and personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, he represents clients throughout Gwinnett County and other parts of the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts, Mr. Adams is also admitted to practice before the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and before the United States Tax Court. In his criminal defense practice, Mr. Adams assists people who have been accused by the state or federal government with having committed misdemeanors or felonies, and he handles delinquency and other juvenile offenses as well. The types of cases that he has handled have included driving under the influence of alcohol, domestic violence, reckless driving, burglary, shoplifting, white collar crimes such as fraud and embezzlement, assault, and drug possession and distribution. Mr. Adams has been able to obtain dismissals or acquittals for many of his clients, and he has also negotiated favorable plea agreements with the prosecution. The types of personal injury and wrongful death cases that Mr. Adams has worked on have arisen out of incidents involving truck and other motor vehicle crashes, workplace accidents, medical malpractice, premises liability, and auto-pedestrian accidents, and he has seen his clients receive significant compensation for their losses through jury awards and negotiated settlements. His family law experience has encompassed divorce, the modification of existing spousal and child support court orders, adoptions, and paternity establishment and disputes. Mr. Adams is a 1998 recipient of a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia and a 1992 recipient of a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law.