Benjamin H. Adams, Partner

Benjamin H. Adams is a nationally recognized trial lawyer with prominent experience in asbestos litigation and other toxic torts. He is a partner in the Oakland, California law firm of Kazan, McClain, Satterley & Greenwood. Prior to joining Kazan Law, Mr. Adams was a partner and lead trial lawyer at Dean Omar Branham Shirley, LLP.

Mr. Adams is dedicated to making our communities safer by holding corporations accountable who poison our air, water, and food.

In the fifteen years Mr. Adams has practiced law, he has secured over $640 million in mesothelioma jury verdicts on behalf of individuals and families harmed by asbestos companies.

Mr. Adams’s recent jury trial successes include:

• $63.4 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson and American International Industries for causing the mesothelioma of a lifelong user of Johnson’s Baby Powder and Clubman talc
• $260 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson for causing the mesothelioma of a 49-year-old mother who used Johnson’s Baby Powder daily for 36 years
• $45 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Holdco, Inc. for causing the mesothelioma and death of a mother of six who used Johnson’s Baby Powder for over 50 years
• $107.3 million jury verdict against Union Carbide Corporation, EF Brady Company Inc., and Elementis Chemicals Inc. for causing the mesothelioma and death of a 45-year-old father who was exposed to asbestos while working as a janitor
• $52.1 million jury verdict against Avon Products Inc. and Hyster-Yale Group for causing the mesothelioma of a lifelong talc user whose husband was an auto parts worker
• $5.2 million jury verdict against Fisher Controls for causing the mesothelioma and death of an industrial worker
• $26.45 million jury verdict against Metalclad Insulation Corporation for causing the mesothelioma and death of a single mother exposed to Metalclad’s asbestos insulation while working as a janitor at several So Cal Edison power plants in Southern California
• $81.5 million jury verdict against Genuine Parts Company and National Automative Parts Association for causing the mesothelioma and death of an auto mechanic and heavy equipment operator

Education

• University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, California
• Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington

 
Bar and Court Admissions

• State Bar of California

 
Honors and Professional Affiliations

• Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America for 2025
• Daily Journal Top 10 Jury Verdicts All Practice Areas in California in 2023 for $107.3 million verdict in Hernandezcueva v. Union Carbide Corp.
• Super Lawyer Honoree, Southern California Rising Stars, 2017
• Super Lawyer Honoree, Texas Rising Stars, 2017
• American Association for Justice