Atty. Mark Stephen Adams
Mr. Adams formed Adams Employment Lawyer in 2015 after 35 years with another firm.
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About Mark Stephen Adams at a glance
Mark Stephen Adams is a Member based in Stockton, California, practicing at Law Offices of Mark S. Adams. They have 49+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1977. Their practice focuses on wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, personal injury, and employment. Admitted to practice in California (1977). Educated at McGeorge School of the Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1977) and University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A. History, 1974). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Stockton, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Adams formed Adams Employment Lawyer in 2015 after 35 years with another firm
- Mr. Adams is a trial lawyer emphasizing complex civil trials in the areas of employment discrimination, wrongful termination, wage and hour cases, civil rights, insurance bad faith, and serious injuries
- He is regularly asked to teach lawyers in continuing education events
- He has tried fifty eight (58) civil jury trials to verdict in eight counties during his thirty plus years as a lawyer including one where he obtained a judgment in excess of $500,000 for a client in Los Angeles County Superior Court following an eight day jury trial in a same sex harassment discrimination case against the law firm Proskauer Rose LLP, one of the U.S.’s 50 largest law firms
- In a 2006 case in a San Joaquin County Superior Court case entitled the Chargin v
- Stockton Port District
- Mr. Adams was hired by the Port Commission as trial counsel in what turned out to be a three month jury trial involving nineteen plaintiffs who claimed 7.5 million dollars in damages resulting from the Port’s alleged maintenance of a nuisance
- The jury returned 38 defense verdicts on behalf of Mr. Adams’ client
- Mr. Adams again represented the Stockton Port District in Federal District Court in Sacramento and obtained a $600,000 settlement against one of the Port’s insurance carriers, CNA who denied a covered claim
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Mark Stephen Adams is one of 6,921 wrongful termination attorneys indexed nationally. Browse wrongful termination attorneys in California →
Mark Stephen Adams is one of 7,100 discrimination attorneys indexed nationally. Browse discrimination attorneys in California →
Mark Stephen Adams is one of 6,021 sexual harassment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse sexual harassment attorneys in California →
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
Mark Stephen Adams is one of 264,852 personal injury attorneys indexed nationally. Browse personal injury attorneys in California →
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Mark Stephen Adams is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in California →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Stockton are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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