Christopher M. Adams

Chris Adams is an attorney practicing in general civil litigation with a concentration in construction law, products liability, premises liability, criminal defense, and catastrophic injury.  After law school, Chris served as a law clerk for The Honorable James Johnson, Jr., Eighth Judicial Circuit, and as an Assistant Solicitor for the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Lexington, South Carolina.  Before joining Collins & Lacy in 2005, Chris was in private practice focusing on civil litigation.

Practice Focus/Trial Experience

• Construction and Mold Litigation Law, defense of general contractors, developers, and sub-contractors in areas of construction defect litigation 
• Products Liability, defense of designers, manufacturers, and sellers of consumer appliances and construction products
• Premises Liability, representing homeowners, businesses, and retailers ranging from "slip and falls" to other injuries or damages alleged to have been caused by the condition of real estate properties 
• Criminal Defense, representing individual clients on criminal court matters at the state and federal level 
• Catastrophic Injury, representing businesses and insurance companies with claims arising from serious bodily injury or death

Professional, Civic, and Community Involvement

• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney’s Association
• Defense Research Institute
• South Carolina Bar 
• Richland County Bar Association
• Charleston Home Builders’ Association
• American Subcontractors' Association of the Carolinas
• National Home Builders’ Association (NHBA)
• International Society of  Primerus Law Firms
• Knights of Columbus

Papers, Presentations and Publications 

• The Nuts and Bolts of Civil Litigation, SC Bar Association, June 2007
• Solving Mold Contamination and Water Intrusion Cases with Discovery, Sterling Education Services, June 2007
• Advanced Civil Discovery for the Litigation Paralegal in South Carolina, Institute for Paralegal Education, October 2003