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Barbara Adams (attorney)

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Barbara Adams
Born (1951-11-17) 17 November 1951 (age 72)
OccupationGeneral Counsel of Pennsylvania (2005–2011)

Barbara Adams (born November 17, 1951) was appointed General counsel of Pennsylvania on June 1, 2005 by Governor Edward G. Rendell,[1] a post she held until January 17, 2011.[2]

Adams was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 17, 1951.[3] Sh was raised in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and had been a partner with Duane Morris LLP in Philadelphia from 1986, a firm she joined originally as a summer associate in 1977.[4]

Adams graduated from Temple University School of Law in 1978 and previously from Smith College.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Barbara Adams profile as General Counsel at". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
  2. ^ The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol 120 Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices; accessed October 29, 2012
  3. ^ The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol 119, Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices; accessed 2012-10-29.
  4. ^ Duane Morris Finance Chair Barbara Adams Appointed Pennsylvania's General Counsel, April 21, 2005
  5. ^ GOVERNOR RENDELL NAMES BARBARA ADAMS GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE COMMONWEALTH, April 2005
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Government offices
Preceded by General Counsel of Pennsylvania
2005–2011
Succeeded by