Monday, January 10, 2011

Adrian J. Adams, Esq. - About

With an extensive background in the community association industry, Adrian Adams is one of the leading community association attorneys in California with a practice that includes highrise condominiums, stock cooperatives, business parks, and large-scale lake associations, golfing communities, equestrian associations, and ocean-front communities. 

Adrian served as an instructor on "Association Management and Law" for 10 years at UCLA Extension and has been a panelist in continuing education programs for other attorneys. He is also a legal advisor on condominium law and smoke-free housing issues to the Technical Assistance Legal Center, a project of the Public Health Institute.

Adrian serves as an expert witness on standards of care involving association boards and managers. He publishes a bi-annual salary survey of managers throughout the state, and a weekly blog with analysis and commentary on legal trends in the industry. In addition, Adrian created and manages the Davis-Stirling.com website, an award winning resource for the community association industry.

Following a four-year stint in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he specialized in aviation electronics on F-4 Phantom, Adrian earned a Bachelor of Arts, with Great Distinction, in Psychology with minors in Chemistry and Biology. He was a four-time University Scholar and a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Academic Society, Psi Chi Academic Society, and the Phi Delta Phi Academic Society.

Adrian went on to earn a Masters in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. Following the MBA program, Adrian earned a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern University School of Law.