Thomas A. (Tad) Adams IV
Attorney Profile
Tad Adams tries business lawsuits on behalf of companies and individuals. After cutting his teeth at one of the most prestigious litigation boutiques in the country, he started his own firm with his brother Will.
Tad has been a principal in several successful business start ups, giving him a unique understanding of the challenges entrepreneurs and start-ups face – as well as the harms caused when valued, trusted relationships fail to live up to both the terms and spirit of a deal. He has also been involved in several unsuccessful business investments, and knows the difference between a bad investment, and one that fails because of the fraud and self-dealing of a venture’s principals and/or promoters.
And as two time chair of the 600+ member Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and an active member of the Chamber’s Executive Committee, he keeps his finger on the pulse of today’s investors and business owners and what helps them survive, and thrive. And what doesn’t.
He focuses his practice in the areas of:
- Business law
- Litigation
- Complex litigation
- Civil litigation
- Business litigation
- Business torts
- Oil and gas litigation and royalty disputes
- Shareholder oppression
- Franchisee oppression
- Professional malpractice
- Slander and libel
Professional Activities and Honors
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Verdict Club
- William Mac Taylor American Inns of Court, Former Member
- Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Former Director
- Dallas Trial Lawyers Association, Former Director
- Katy Area Chamber of Commerce, Past Chairman
- Katy Performing Arts Society, Vice Chairman
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Education
- Southern Methodist University School of Law, JD, 1990
- Phi Delta Phi
- Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Federal Civil Procedure II
- Associate Editor, Southern Methodist University Law Review.
- Baylor University, BA, English, 1987
- George Foundation Scholar
