Chris M. Adams, Esq.

Practice Areas

• Construction

Industries

• Architecture/Engineering
• Building Materials
• Commercial Construction
• Residential Construction

Education

Bar & Court Admissions

• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

News

• In the News…Collins & Lacy Attorneys featured in the Media
• Business Owners Cash in on Free Advice (video included)
• Free Seminar Series: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Litigation: Tips to Keep Your Company out of Court
• Three New Shareholders Announced by Collins & Lacy

Chris Adams is a shareholder practicing in general civil litigation with a concentration in construction law. 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, architects, engineers, manufacturers and sub-contractors in areas of construction litigation; mechanics liens representation.
• Products Liability: defense of designers, manufacturers, and sellers of consumer and construction products.

Professional, Civic, and Community Involvement

• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • Co-Chair, Construction Substantive Law Committee
  (2009 – 2010)
• 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

Papers, Presentations and Publications

• The Square Peg in the Round Hole:  Contribution and Setoff Claims in Construction Litigation, SCDTAA Construction Law CLE, December 2009
• 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

Speaking Engagements

• Free Seminar Series: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Litigation: Tips to Keep Your Company out of Court, July 29, 2010
• Attorneys Adams and Cole to Speak at SCDTAA Construction Law CLE, December 16, 2009, The Square Peg in the Round Hole: Contribution and Setoff Claims in Construction Litigation

Practicing: Construction