professional credentials
- Member, State Bar Association of North Dakota (“SBAND”)
- Member, SBAND Business & Corporation Section
- Member, SBAND Real Property & Probate Section
- Member, SBAND Ethics Committee
- Member, Minnesota State Bar Association (“MSBA”)
- Member, MSBA Business Law Section
- Member, MSBA Real Property Section
- Volunteer, ABA North Dakota Free Legal Answers
- Volunteer, UND Mentorship Program
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Admitted to practice in North Dakota, since 2006
- Admitted to practice in Minnesota, since 2008
- Admitted to practice in United States District Court, District of North Dakota since 2015.
Adam is not licensed to practice law in any jurisdiction not identified above.
BACKGROUND
Adam leads SW&L’s Business Law and Real Estate Practice Groups. He helps small and medium business organizations from start-up to succession, often serving as fractional general counsel. Adam focuses on negotiating, drafting, and closing business and real estate transactions. Adam has helped clients with over $500 million in transactions to date.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Adam has been with SW&L since 2013. Prior to that, Adam clerked for the East Central Judicial District in North Dakota from 2006 to 2008 and worked for a Fargo law firm from 2008 to 2013.
EDUCATION HISTORY
Adam earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in History/Political Science and Criminal Justice at University of Jamestown. Adam was named College Fellow in each of his majors, an honor faculty awards to tutor and teach under the direction of the department chair. He was also inducted into the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society (given to students in the top 10% of the institution’s graduating class).
After graduating from the University of Jamestown, Adam attended the University of North Dakota School of Law. There, Adam concentrated on courses related to business formations and transactions. While at UND, Adam earned an externship placement with Judge Kermit Bye in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, was named to The Order of Barristers (for recognition of advocacy skills), was elected to UND School of Law Moot Court Association, and graduated with distinction.
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Adam grew up on a family farm in the very small town of Walum, North Dakota, and later moved to nearby Cooperstown, North Dakota. Adam met his wife, Coley, while attending Jamestown College. Adam, Coley, and their daughter Quinn live in West Fargo. In his free time, he golfs as much as North Dakota weather permits, reads, and spends time with his family and friends.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Adam helped organize the SW&L Charitable Fund (held via the FM Area Foundation), which supports charitable causes throughout the region. Adam also volunteers his time and money to good causes throughout the area, including the Great North Pole, the Special Olympics Golf Classic fundraiser, BIOgirls, the North Dakota Autism Center, Inc., and GiGi’s Playhouse Fargo.