ADAMS ESQ
Jean Murrell Adams opened
the law firm of Adams ESQ in October of 2002. Ms. Adams’ experiences in advocating for
a child with exceptional needs compelled her to establish a special
education law practice. The
attorneys and staff of Adams ESQ are committed to improving the lives of
children with disabilities by advocating for free and appropriate education. The Los Angeles--based law practice also
concentrates in the areas of intellectual property, and Internet law. Prior to founding Adams ESQ, Ms. Adams formed the litigation
department at DreamWorks, where
she managed all prelitigation and litigation matters relating to the film
studios’ theatrical, television, home video and interactive gaming
divisions worldwide. Ms. Adams was
recruited to DreamWorks from Sony
Pictures Entertainment Inc. where as Vice President and Assistant
General Counsel, she represented Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures,
Columbia Pictures Television, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Game Show
Network and other subsidiaries. Ms Adams received her B.A. in 1983 from Princeton University and her J.D. in
1986 from the University
of Southern California Law Center.
She is admitted to practice law in the State of California and in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ms. Adams has a long history of professional and
community service. She currently
serves on the Executive Committee of the State Bar of California Intellectual
Property Section, the Princeton University Alumni Schools Committee as
an alumni interviewer, and on the USC Law Center Board of Councilors. She is also a long-time active member and
former Vice President of the Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles. A frequent lecturer and writer, Ms. Adams has been quoted
in newspapers worldwide on the issues of copyright infringement and
movie piracy on the Internet. She
was a featured speaker at the Korean Institute of Technology and the Law
Conference in Seoul, Korea in July 2002.
Ms Adams has authored numerous articles, presentations and other
publications including the well-received Internet Guide
for California Lawyers, 3rd Ed. Adams ESQ is located in the Vivendi/Universal
building at the Howard Hughes Center, near the intersection of the 405
and 90 Freeways.
