Adam is a trial attorney with a broad civil litigation practice. For the majority of his first 12 years in practice, he worked for a Fortune 500 company, insurance companies, and a top northwest civil litigation defense firm. He is now dedicated to representing those injured by the negligence and wrongdoing of others.
Adam has tried cases to verdicts in King, Kitsap, Lewis, Pierce, Spokane, and Thurston counties, and handled numerous arbitrations. Adam is a litigator in moderate to large value cases, in the areas of transportation liability, premises liability, general liability, personal injury, and insurer “bad faith”/extra-contractual liability litigation.
HONORS / AWARDS / UNIQUE RECOGNITION
• 2025 - Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers magazine
• 2014-2016 - Named as a "Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine (recognizing top 2.5% of lawyers under the age of 40)
ARTICLES AND PRESENTATIONS
• Presenter: Advanced Trial Tactics CLE, National Business Institute, August 2014
• Presenter: 4th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp: A Motion and Trial Practice Skills Seminar, Pincus Professional Education, April 2014
• Chair/co-chair: Washington Defense Trial Lawyers (WDTL) Annual Tort Law CLE: 2013, 2014, 2015
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Practice Areas
20 years | 800 cases
20 years | 150 cases
15 years | 50 cases
33%-40%
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Acquired: 2004
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10136 Bridgeport Way SW, Lakewood, WA, 98499
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Posted by Michele | March 16, 2021 | Hired Attorney
Adam is an amazing attorney! Adam was professional, caring, and knows what he's doing 100%. I am so very thankful that I found Adam for my car accident case. He kept in constant contact with me so I knew what was going on throughout the process. More importantly, Adam knows the law AND knew my case....
Posted by Jennilyn | December 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Adam did such an amazing job taking care of my case. He was in constant communication with me on information as well as updates. He explained all aspects of proceedings in detail and made me feel at ease after taking over my case. I would highly recommend him and would not hesitate to rehire if neede...
Posted by Anna | April 8, 2019 | Hired Attorney
My husband and I are extremely grateful to have Adam Cox as our attorney. He not only is a knowledgable and great attorney but a very compassionate and understanding person. Adam worked on our vehicle accident case-injuries claims. At first, we were offered a ridiculously small amount which didn’t ev...
Posted by CJ | April 2, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Adam Cox was my representation for a collision case and I could not have been luckier to have him in my corner. He is an adept attorney and genuine person who cares about his clients. My Situation: Before Mr. Cox, I had an attorney that handled my case poorly. They left me in complete disarray. M...
Posted by Annie | October 13, 2018 | Hired Attorney
Adam is a top notch attorney. He is professional and knowledgeable as well as compassionate, obviously very dedicated to his clients. In handling my major injury MVA claim, he examined and addressed every single wrongdoing of the parties at fault. The thoroughness and attention to details were outsta...
"I endorse this lawyer. I had the pleasure of supervising Mr. Cox for 3-4 years while he was employed as in house counsel for a major insurance company. He is smart. He knows the law extremely well and he represents his clients extremely well. He gets excellent results."
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2025
Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers
2016
Rising Star, Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers
2015
Rising Star, Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers
2014
Rising Star, Thomson Reuters Washington Super Lawyers
2016 - Present
Trial Attorney, Law Office of Harold Carr, P.S.
2013 - 2016
Senior Associate Attorney, Forsberg & Umlauf, PS
2006 - 2013
Staff Counsel, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
2005 - 2006
Associate Attorney, Cole Lether Wathen & Leid, PLLC
2016 - Present
Washington State Association for JusticeEagle Member
2004 - Present
Washington State Bar AssociationMember
2007 - 2016
Washington Defense Trial LawyersPast Member
Obtained favorable verdict for my client - the defendant
Obtained directed verdict, during trial, for my client, a defendant.
Defense Verdict (for my client)
Jury Verdict for Plaintiff (my client).
Verdict for Plaintiff (my client): $ 821,048.00
PLAINTIFF VERDICT (for my client) resulting in Judgement for $96,008. Verdict was for $38,639 ($4,702 in past medical expenses, $208 in wage loss and $33,729 non-economic damages).
PLAINTIFF AWARD (for my client) for $38,330. (The award included $8,535 in medical expenses, $3,168 in lost wages, $5,030 in diminished value, $20,000 in non-economic damages and $1,597 in costs.
2004
JD - Juris Doctor
1999
BS - Bachelor of Science
1999
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2014
4th Annual Superior Court Boot Camp: A Motion and Trial Practice Skills Seminar
2013
Annual Tort Law Update
English