Background
Adams, William H. was born on May 8, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Adams, William H. was born on May 8, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
Duke University (Bachelor of Arts, 1947. Bachelor of Laws, with distinction, 1950).
Worked at Mahoney Adams & Criser, A Professional Association (Jacksonville, Florida) specializing in Banking Law, Corporate Law, Regulatory Litigation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Florida. 1951, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida.
1957, United States.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1965, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Florida Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1967-1982.
Member, National Conference on Uniform State Laws, 1967-1982.
Member of Executive Committee and Secretary, 1977-1979. Member, Permanent Editorial Board, Uniform Simplification of Land Transactions Acting, 1979-1982.
Lecturer, University of Miami, School of Law, 1975. Master of the Bench and Secretary, Chester Bedell Inn of Court, 1985-1989.
George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, 1989-1994.
Recipient, George Mason University Distinguished Faculty Award, 1992. Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Business Law Section. Antitrust Law Section.
Litigation Section) Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section. Trial Lawyers Section).
Member, Florida Commission on Uniform State Laws, 1967-1982. Member, National Conference on Uniform State Laws, 1967-1982. Member of Executive Committee and Secretary, 1977-1979.
Member, Permanent Editorial Board, Uniform Simplification of Land Transactions Acting, 1979-1982.
Lecturer, University of Miami, School of Law, 1975. Master of the Bench and Secretary, Chester Bedell Inn of Court, 1985-1989.
George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, 1989-1994. Recipient, George Mason University Distinguished Faculty Award, 1992.
Member: Jacksonville and American (Member, Business Law Section.
Antitrust Law Section. Litigation Section) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Member, Business Law Section.
Trial Lawyers Section).