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About Christopher Adamson

Christopher Adamson is a founder and partner of Adamson Ahdoot LLP in Los Angeles. He has extensive civil litigation experience.

Adamson earned his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School. He started his career as an associate at a plaintiff's employment law firm handling labor and employment matters before founding Adamson Ahdoot. He is admitted to the California State Bar and the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Adamson is a member of the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, the Consumer Attorneys of California, the American Association for Justice, the California Employment Lawyers Association, and the John M. Langston Bar Association. He has attended the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. His honors include Southern California Super Lawyers selection (2016-2025), Southern California Rising Stars (2013-2015), Top 10 Truck Accident Settlements in California (2021), and Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in the United States (2021). His case results include over 30 settlements ranging from $125,000 to $9 million in pedestrian accidents, wrongful death, rear-end collisions, and workplace injuries.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$9 millionSettlement

Adamson Ahdoot LLP secured a $9 million settlement for the family of a 15-year-old Jurupa Valley student who died three days after collapsing during a 104-degree football practice, after coaches failed to provide water, shade, or emergency care.

Riverside Superior Court, CA · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles
Consumer Attorneys of California
American Association for Justice
California Employment Lawyers Association
John M. Langston Bar Association

Awards & recognition

Southern California Super Lawyers (2016-2025)
Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2013-2015)
Top 10 Truck Accident Settlements in California (2021)
Top 50 Motor Vehicle Accident Settlements in the United States (2021)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other San Jose firms

Cerri, Boskovich & Allard
Cerri, Boskovich & Allard
$65 million · Santa Clara County Jury Awards $65 Million to One Survivor in $102.5 Million Verdict Against Union School District
Needham Kepner & Fish LLP
Needham Kepner & Fish LLP
$20.58 million · Published Appellate Win Kept Memory-Care Elder-Abuse Case Before a Jury, Which Later Returned $20.58 Million
GJEL Accident Attorneys
GJEL Accident Attorneys
$111.7 million · GJEL Secures $111.7 Million for Patients Who Underwent Needless Heart Surgery at Redding Medical Center
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
Harris Personal Injury Lawyers, Inc.
$21.5 million · $21.5 Million Settlement After Exposed Trolley Rail Left Man Paralyzed at San Diego Transit Station
Alexander Law Group
Alexander Law Group
$29.4 million (reduced on appeal; $79.8 million gross verdict) · Retired Officer Wins $79.8 Million After Defective Ethicon Stapler Causes Permanent Colostomy