Kristine Adams

Education:

• Florida State University:  College of Law, 1999, Juris Doctor
• New College of Florida, Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Mass Media and Popular Culture, 1994
• Southern Oregon University, Journalism major, 1990
• Oxford University, Oxford, England , Summer Program in Law, 1996

Licensing

• United States Ninth Circuit Court
• United States District Court, Central District of California
• California State Superior and Appellate Courts

Professional Memberships

• Newport Harbor Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
• California Public Defenders Association
• North Orange County Bar Association
• Italian American Lawyers Association

Affiliations:

• Clerked for Justice Leander J. Shaw Jr. in the Florida Supreme Court
• Adjunct Professor,  Legal Research  & Writing, Whittier College of Law, 2001-2
• Clerked for several trial-court judges in the 12th Judicial Circuit in Florida
• Licensed in the Federal trial and Appellate Courts

Director & Leadership Positions:

• Vice President- Newport Harbor Bar Association,
• Secretary – Newport Harbor Bar Association,
• Board Member- Newport Harbor Bar Association,