Background
Adamson, Terrence Burdett was born on November 13, 1946 in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Son of Sollie Burdett and Lois Antoinette (Rogers) Adamson.
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Terrence Burdett Adamson
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Bachelor, Emory University, 1968; Juris Doctor with distinction, Emory University, 1973.
Career
Reporter, Atlanta Constitution, 1968-1970;
law clerk to Honorary Griffin B. Bell, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit), 1973-1974;
associate, Hansell & Post, Atlanta, 1974-1977;
special assistant, United States Attorney General, 1977-1979;
partner, Hansell & Post, Atlanta and Washington, 1979-1986;
partner, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Atlanta, 1986-1991;
partner, Donovan, Leisure, Rogovin & Schiller, Washington, 1991-1993;
partner, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP, Washington, since 1993. Henry Luce scholar Ishii Law Office, Tokyo, 1975-1976. Director office pub.affairs, chief spokesman unites states department Justice, Washington, 1978-1979.
Board directors National Geographic Ventures, since 1996. Board directors, member Executive Committee State Justice Institute, Alexandria, Virginia, United States Presidential appointment, 1990, 92, 94, Senate confirmed 1990, 92, 95.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Asia Foundation, since 1984, vice chairman 1991-1995, Chairman of the Board since 1995. Mem.steering committee National Libel Defense Resource Committee, 1987-1991, co-chair Biennial Libel Seminar, since 1987. Trustee The National Faculty, since 1990.
Site selection committee 1988 Democratic national convention. Member United States National Committee for Pacific Econ.Coop., since 1983, Leadership Atlanta, 1988-1989, board trustee, Executive Committee, board councillors, general counsel, Carter Presidential Center, Atlanta, since 1983. Member Council for Excellence in Government, 1991-1994.
Member Clinton-Gore transition, 1992-1993. Fellow Society Values in Education. Member American Bar Association (law and media project, conference commission on lawyers and media 1987-1990, chair defamation and media law committee 1992-1993), Supreme Court of the United States Court History Society, Georgia Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Order of Coif, Order of Barristers, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Connections
Married Ede E. Holiday, June 8, 1985. Children: Terrence Morgan, Kathlyn Watson Holiday, Elizabeth Rogers Holiday.
