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