Leading Attorney Jason Adams Joins Cox, Castle & Nicholson as Partner
LOS ANGELES– February 21, 2024 – Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, a leading full-service law firm specializing in real estate in the United States, announced today that seasoned attorney Jason Adams has joined the firm as a Partner. Adams joins Cox Castle’s litigation team, which has decades of experience partnering with its clients to find the shortest route from conflict to resolution. Adams will focus on handling both construction disputes and insurance and risk management matters.
Adams specializes in construction law, insurance law and risk management, and business and civil litigation. He represents developers, contractors, subcontractors, designers, and other construction professionals through all phases of the construction process. He brings extensive experience in contract negotiation, procurement and evaluation of insurance programs, project delays, defects, insurance claims, and disputes. He is also a licensed property and casualty insurance broker and certified Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS). In addition, Adams has significant trial and arbitration experience and serves as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses.
“Cox Castle is a leader in real estate litigation and counseling, and Jason’s experience and expertise in construction disputes and insurance and risk matters is an excellent complement to our practice and will certainly expand and deepen our market-leading capabilities,” said Dwayne McKenzie, managing partner, Cox Castle. “We are pleased to welcome Jason to the firm and look forward to his significant contributions and future successes.”
Adams joins Cox Castle from Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP (Gibbs Giden) where he was a Partner. He is based in Cox Castle’s Los Angeles office.
“I am thrilled to join Cox Castle as a Partner and excited to work with some of the brightest attorneys in the nation,” said Adams. “Construction insurance is integral to every facet of a construction project, and Cox Castle has consistently stood out as a leader in this space. I believe my distinctive background as a construction insurance broker and lawyer will provide additional subject matter expertise and serve as a value-add to the firm’s clients in this nuanced and continually evolving practice area.”
Adams is a published author and highly sought-after speaker at seminars on topics relating to construction and insurance risk and management. He is the recipient of several awards, including being named to the “Rising Stars” and “Super Lawyers” lists from Los Angeles Magazine and Super Lawyers for over a decade. He was also named to the “Top 40 under 40” and “Top 100” lists by The National Trial Lawyers, and is the recipient of the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders in the Law” award. Adams is a fellow with the Construction Law Society of America, and serves as a mediator and arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.
About Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP was founded in Los Angeles in 1968, with the goal of providing superior and comprehensive legal services to businesses, institutions, and individuals in all aspects of the real estate, finance, and construction industries. Cox Castle is now one of the largest full-service law firms specializing in real estate in the United States and has over 140 transactional and litigation attorneys in its Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Francisco offices.
The firm has substantial expertise in matters involving land and improved property acquisitions and dispositions; joint ventures; single and multifamily residential development; land use, entitlement and regulatory compliance (including coastal commission and condemnation); office, industrial, retail, and mixed-use development, leasing and management; commercial lending and institutional investment; loan workouts and financial restructuring; construction; resort and hospitality; labor and employment; risk management and insurance; environmental compliance; renewable energy and natural resources; and tax and estate planning. For more information, please visit www.coxcastle.com.
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