Barbara Adams (attorney)

Barbara Adams (born November 17, 1951, Hutchinson, Kansas[1]) was appointed General Counsel of Pennsylvania on June 1, 2005 by Governor Edward G. Rendell,[2] a post she held until January 17, 2011.[3] Adams, who was raised in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, had been a partner with Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia since 1986, a firm she joined originally as a summer associate in 1977.[4]

She graduated from Temple University School of Law in 1978 and previously from Smith College.[5]

References

  1. The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol 119, Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices; accessed 2012-10-29.
  2. "Barbara Adams profile as General Counsel at". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31.
  3. The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol 120 Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices; accessed October 29, 2012
  4. Duane Morris Finance Chair Barbara Adams Appointed Pennsylvania's General Counsel, April 21, 2005
  5. GOVERNOR RENDELL NAMES BARBARA ADAMS GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE COMMONWEALTH, April 2005
Government offices
Preceded by
Leslie Anne Miller
General Counsel of Pennsylvania
20052011
Succeeded by
Stephen S. Aichele


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