Katie Adams focuses her practice in product liability litigation defending both motor vehicle and consumer product manufacturers and suppliers against claims of catastrophic injury and wrongful death. She has litigated a wide range of disputes in both federal and state courts. Katie also handles consumer warranty and consumer fraud-related litigation for manufacturers in multi-district litigations as well as federal and state court claims.
Chapman University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2013)
Senior Notes and Comments Editor, Chapman Law Review
Mock Trial Executive Vice President
CALI Awards for Excellence in California Law and Motion, California Evidence, Corporations, Wills and Trusts, Advanced Criminal Procedure, and Select Topics in American Law
Teaching Assistant for Civil Procedure and Evidence
University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2008)
Phi Beta Kappa
Dean's Honors list
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Philanthropy Chair
Orange County Bar Association (2014-present)
Chapman University School of Law, Adjunct Professor (2017-present)
JSerra Catholic High School, Mock Trial Attorney Coach (2014-2019)
JSerra Catholic High School, Legal Writing Professor (2014-2018)
Public Law Center, Pro Bono Volunteer
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard Smith, Litigation Associate
Chapman University School of Law, Adjunct Professor
JSerra Catholic High School, Legal Writing Professor
Wood Smith Henning & Berman, LLP, Senior Associate, Summer Associate
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California, Judicial Extern to the Hon. Meredith Jury
California
Supreme Court of California
United States District Court, Central District of California
United States District Court, Eastern District of California
United States District Court, Northern District of California
United States District Court, Southern District of California
