Christian K. Adams is a senior associate in the firm's Honolulu office and a member of the Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group.  He concentrates his practice on complex commercial and appellate litigation, crisis management, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations.   

Prior Work Experience

Following law school, Mr. Adams served a one-year term as law clerk to the Honorable David Alan Ezra, Chief United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii.  Prior to joining Carlsmith Ball, Mr. Adams began his practice with Cades Schutte, LLP, where he handled matters in the areas of complex commercial and appellate litigation, admiralty and maritime, First Amendment and media law.

Mr. Adams has also served as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, for numerous years, where he has taught and lectured on legal practice and appellate advocacy.

Publications

• Calvert G. Chipchase, Christian K. Adams & Kamaile A. Nichols, Except for a Public Use:  A Survey (ABA Publishing, forthcoming 2010)
• Jeffrey S. Portnoy & Christian K. Adams, Open Government Guide:  Compendium of 50 States & D.C. (Hawaii Chapter) (Reporter's Committee for Freedom of the Press:  5th ed., 2006)

Distinctions

• Dean's Scholar Award, Richardson School of Law (2001- 2004)
• Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review (2003 - 2004)
• James Koshiba Law Review Scholarship (2003 - 2004)

Affiliations

• Federal Bar Association, National YLD Board Member & Officer
• Hawaii State Bar Association
• DRI (formerly Defense Research Institute)
• American Bar Association