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 Heather | October 31, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Effective Advocacy Leading to Surprise Plaintiff Award
Mr. Cox became my attorney after my primary counsel left the firm to follow her own dream (she was very good as well). I deservedly received a larger settlement offer after he became our attorney. It came under my underinsured motorist policy claim against my own insurer covering my medical expense...
Posted by Jeff | April 08, 2013 | Slip and Fall Accident
Adam Cox Prevails in Slip and Fall Case
Adam Cox was the attorney representing my company in a civil case regarding a slip and fall case. This incident occurred in 2006 and just resently made it through the court system. During the entire six and one-half years, anytime issues came up regarding this case, Adam was very responsive and wel...
Posted by John Salinas II | March 22, 2013 | Personal Injury
Excellent Defense Attorney
Mr. Cox represented my company in a fraudulent personal injury case in 2013 prevailing with little to no need of my presence. Although the case reached arbitration he was able to defend my company and I from a fraudulent claim in excess of $25000. Although I was personally at the arbitration Mr. Cox'...
Posted by Joe | January 03, 2013 | Personal Injury
Abuse of the Legal System
Adam defended a case in which I was being sued for causing significant bodily injury by a very minor fender tap with no evidence of any type of significant collision. The case became quite involved with the plaintiff claiming a long list of complicated injuries in which Adam stayed on top of each an...
Posted by Rhonda | November 29, 2012 | Personal Injury
Need an attorney hire Adam
Our company had a lawsuit concerning a customer injury that happened back in 2009 that we have been dealing with the last three years. Adam our attorney and his team did an outstanding job in defending our company. He used a 'fanatic in charge' approach in dealing with the issues and evidence. Ada...
"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