Kira N. Adams
Kira Adams is a civil litigator who focuses on insurance defense cases, involving personal injury, premises liability, and construction defect. In addition, Kira has experience analyzing and drafting coverage opinions and litigating coverage disputes involving “time on risk” between carriers.
Prior to joining JPK, Kira worked for two insurance defense firms in Denver, Colorado, and an insurance defense firm in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Her practice at these firms consisted of taking and defending depositions, assisting carriers with analyzing Fisher pre-litigation, drafting dispositive motions, engaging in mediations and settlement negotiations, retaining experts, and participating in discovery.
Kira earned her law degree from New England Law|Boston in 2015, where she also was an editor of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement. Kira earned her B.S. in Business Administration, with a concentration in Sports Management & Marketing, from Centenary University in Hackettstown, New Jersey in 2012.
When not in the office, Kira enjoys traveling, reading and attending book club meetings, and exploring the Rocky Mountain region with her husband and two labrador retrievers.
Professional Organizations
Colorado Defense Lawyers’ Association
Bar Admissions
Connecticut – 2015
Commonwealth of Massachusetts – 2015
Colorado – 2018
United States District Court, District of Colorado – 2020
United States Court of Appeals. 10th Circuit – 2023
United States Supreme Court – 2024
Publications
Athletes Sacked by Moral Turpitude Clauses: Presumed Guilty Unless Proven Innocent, 41 New Eng. J. on Crim. & Civ. Confinement 367 (2015).
Professional Recognition
Best Lawyers: One to Watch in America (Insurance), 2026
Education
New England Law|Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
J.D., 2015 (cum laude)
Editor, New England Journal on Criminal & Civil Confinement
Centenary University, Hackettstown, New Jersey
B.S. in Business Administration: Sports Management & Marketing, 2012 (summa cum laude)
Areas of Practice
- Business/Corporate
- Construction
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Landlord Defense
- Personal Injury
