Background
Adams, Kent M. was born on May 14, 1956 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Adams, Kent M. was born on May 14, 1956 in Houston, Texas, United States.
George Washington University (Bachelor of Arts, 1978). Louisiana State University (Juris Doctor, 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Law Clerk to Honorary Joe J. Fisher, United States.
District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1982-1983.
Instructor, Paralegal Institute, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1983-1984. Member, Pilot Commission for the Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries, since 1988.
Worked at Adams, Coffey & Duesler, Limited liability partnership (Beaumont, Texas) specializing in Federal and State Civil Trials and Appeals, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Personal Injury Defense, Products Liability, Toxic Torts, Hazardous Waste, Medical Malpractice, Admiralty, Architects and Engineers Professional Liability, Governmental Liability, Commercial Law, Television and Media Law. Admitted to the bar, 1981, Louisiana and Texas. United States. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and United States.
Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit.
1983, United States. District Court, Western District of Louisiana. 1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1992, United States. Supreme Court. Delta Theta Phi.
Law Clerk to Honorary Joe J. Fisher, United States. District Judge, Eastern District of Texas, 1982-1983.
Instructor, Paralegal Institute, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1983-1984. Member, Pilot Commission for the Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries.
Member: Jefferson County, Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute.
Maritime Law Association of the United States. Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988). Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1991).
(Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
With a commitment toward excellence in the practice of insurance defense law, Adams, Coffey & Duesler, Limited liability partnership, was founded in 1985. The firm now consists of ten lawyers and a support staff of over twenty highly trained personnel.
Adams, Coffey & Duesler, Limited liability partnership, concentrates its practice in the area of insurance and corporate defense. Members of the firm have tried numerous personal injury and insurance coverage cases in the state and federal courts of East and Southeast Texas, including Houston, Beaumont and Galveston.
The firm routinely handles appeals in the Texas and federal appellate courts.
Member, Pilot Commission for the Sabine Bar, Pass and Tributaries. Member: Jefferson County, Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.
Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1987-1988). Texas Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1988-1991).
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).