Michael R. D. Adams
Michael R. D. Adams, Partner
Michael R. D. Adams is a partner in the law firm of DeCuir, Clark & Adams, L.L.P. Mr. Adams’ principal areas of practice are general civil litigation, commercial transactions, insurance regulation, mass tort, pharmaceutical defense and public finance. Mr. Adams also provides advice to small businesses and non- profits.
Education
- Juris Doctorate – Southern University Law Center, 1988
- Bachelor of Science Economics – Southern University, 1985
Bar and Court Admissions
- Member Louisiana State Bar Association
- Member Louis A. Martinet Law Society
- Member Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louisiana Supreme Court and all Louisiana state courts
- United State Court of Appeal, Fifth Circuit
- United States Districts Comts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
- Court Appointed Receiver of 4 Failed Insurance Companies (2 Prope1ty and Casualty and 2 Life Insurance Companies) 2004 – 2015
Awards and Affiliations
- Hearing Committee Chair, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board 2012-2017
- Board of Director WRKF, Public Radio
- Past Guest Lecturer International Society of Insurance Receivers
- National General Counsel, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
- Past Chairman of Board of Directors for Capital Area Legal Services
- Board of Directors for 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge
- Past National President of Southern University National Alumni Federation
- Past Member of Louisiana Advisory Council to the United States Civil Rights Commission
- Past Board of Directors of Capital Area Baseball League
- Past Chairman of Scholarship/Education Ministry of Gloryland Baptist Church
- Chairman Deacon Board of Gloryland Baptist Church
- Board of Directors of A. C. Lewis Branch YMCA
- Basileus of Lambda Kappa Kappa Graduate Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
- Past Board of Directors ofMLK Foundation
- Chairman of Legal Services Committee for Baton Rouge Bar Association 1994
- Chairman of Board of Directors of Cedar Finance Company 1995
- Past Southern University Athletic Counsel
- Past Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors for University Development Corporation
- Baton Rouge Business Report 1995 and 2004
- Southern University Moot Court Board Award
- America’s Outstanding Names and Faces
- Who’s Who Among American Law Students
- Director of Litigation for Louisiana Receivership Office, Inc. 1996-2013
- Assistant Attorney General Counsel 1988-1992
- General Counsel to Southern University National Alumni Federation 1989-1997
- Assistant to City Prosecutor, Baker, Louisiana 1987-1988
- Student Government Association President 1984-1985