About Adam Stirrup

Adam B. Stirrup was born and raised in Fresno, California. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (2003) and a Master of Arts in International Relations (2005), both from California State University, Fresno. He then earned his Juris Doctorate with Distinction from San Joaquin College of Law in 2008, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review and was honored as Best Oral Advocate and Best Brief Finalist in the George A. Hopper Moot Court Competition. He began his legal career at McCormick Barstow in 2008 and joined Paboojian & Bell, Inc. in 2013.

Mr. Stirrup is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in California. He primarily handles civil and commercial litigation, including plaintiff's personal injury, wrongful death, business torts, UM/UIM, insurance bad faith, products liability, and wrongful termination. In 2021, he obtained (as co-counsel) the Number 1 Professional Malpractice Verdict in the United States in Merlo v. American Ambulance.

In 2026, he was recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Northern California by Super Lawyers. He has been a Northern California Super Lawyer annually since 2021 and holds an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He is a past president of the Central Valley Trial Lawyers Association, the Fresno County Bar Association, the Kings County Bar Association, and the Fresno State Alumni Association.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$49.8 millionVerdictTop 20 of 2021 · #10

A Fresno County jury awarded $49.8 million to a Kingsburg mortgage broker left in a permanent vegetative state after an American Ambulance paramedic dislodged his breathing tube during transport and could not restore his airway.

Fresno County Superior Court · 2021Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

San Joaquin College of Law
J.D. (with Distinction), 2008
California State University, Fresno
Undergraduate, 2003

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Fresno firms

Miles, Sears & Eanni
Miles, Sears & Eanni
$20.2 Million Verdict for Worker Burned in Biomass Boiler Fireball at AES Mendota
Wagner Jones Kopfman & Artenian
Wagner Jones Kopfman & Artenian
$3.13 million · Fresno County Settlement for Family of Man Killed by Reserve Deputies at Southwest Fresno Auto Shop
Freedman Law
Freedman Law
$212,500 Settlement for Cyclist Felled by Fresno Drainage Failure

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.