Christian K. Adams, founding and managing partner, is an experienced trial lawyer in federal and state courts. He is also a highly-regarded legal and business counselor, who regularly advises many of Hawaii’s most prominent business leaders and corporate boards on a wide range of issues. His practice spans a broad spectrum of areas including complex commercial and civil litigation, insurance litigation and real estate law. Adams has been recognized in both Best Lawyers in America and Hawaii Super Lawyers for numerous years.

He received his law degree from the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, where he earned numerous awards for his legal scholarship and was editor-in-chief of the University of Hawaii Law Review. Following law school, he served a one-year term as law clerk to the Honorable David Alan Ezra, then Chief United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii. He has also served as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at the William S. Richardson School of Law, instructing on legal practice and appellate advocacy. He holds bar admissions to all Hawaii Courts, the U.S. District Court (Hawaii), the U.S. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) and the U.S. Supreme Court.

He is the former National President of the Federal Bar Association, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and also serves on several Hawaii boards and leadership committees including the Arthritis Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, `Io Society and Kids’ Chance of Hawaii.