Meet Jeffrey M. Adams
Mr. Adams represents individual defendants, insurance companies, and self-insureds in litigation regarding bodily injury, premises liability, first party issues and fraudulent claims.
Practice Areas
- First and Third Party Litigation
- Fraud Litigation
- Motor Vehicle Liability
- Premises Liability
- Uninsured Motorist Claims
- Wrongful Death
Education
- J.D., Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL, 1984
- B.A., cum laude, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK, 1981
Admissions
- Florida & Illinois, 1985
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Affiliations
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
- DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Litigation Counsel of America
- St. Petersburg Bar Association
- The Florida Bar
Community Involvement
- Southwest Florida Water Management District (Chair: 2017 – 2019, Board Member: 2010 – 2019)
- Tampa Bay Estuary Board Member 2016 – 2019
- Florida Sports Foundation (Chairman: 2006 – 2008 and 2016 – 2017; Board Member: 2002 – 2017)
- Tampa Bay Sports Commission (Chairman: 2006 – 2010 and 2018 – 2020; Board Member: 1994 – Present)
- Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee 2001, 2009 & 2021
Publications
- The Defense Speaks: Plaintiff Medical Records, Florida Defense Lawyers Association, 2006.
Distinctions
- 2023 Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year: Litigation-Insurance Law
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell
- Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1993 – Present
- Board Certified in Civil Trial by The Florida Bar, 1993 – Present
- Listed in Florida Super Lawyers, 2006 – 2020
Presentations
- Civil Litigation; We Like to Win
- Trial Preparation, Trial Presentation A-Z
- Winning at Trial
- Discovery, Collection, Authentication & Admissibility of Social Media Evidence