Faculty & Adjuncts

Professor Adams received a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1976. He also has an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.A. and B.A. in physics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He joined the faculty of the University of Tulsa College of Law in 1979, and he teaches civil procedure, evidence, intellectual property, and federal courts. He is the reporter for three committees appointed by the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals that draft Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions for civil, criminal, and juvenile cases.

Has published books on Oklahoma Civil Procedure and law review articles on topics involving civil procedure and intellectual property.

Civil Procedure
Evidence
Intellectual Property
Federal Courts

• On the Legality of Analyzing Cell Phone Records, in Advances in Digital Forensics III

• A Brief History of Indirect Liability for Patent Infringement, 22 Santa Clara Computer & High Tech. L.J. 369 (2006).

• Indirect Infringement From a Tort Law Perspective, 42 U. Rich. L. Rev. 635 (2008).

• Allocating Patent Rights Between Earlier and Later Inventions, 54 St. Louis U. L.J. 55 (2009).

• Spoliation of Electronic Evidence: Sanctions Versus Advocacy, 18 Mich. Telecomm. & Tech. L. Rev. 1 (2011).

• Discovery of Medical Records in Oklahoma State Courts, 85 Okla. B.J. 2007 (2014).

• Discovery of Medical Records in Oklahoma State Courts, 85 Okla. B.J. 2007 (2014).

• Let’s Adopt the Proposed Oklahoma Pleading Code, Tulsa Lawyer 5 (Feb. 1984).

• Legal Requirements for the Use of Keystroke Loggers, in Proceedings: First International Workshop on Systematic Approaches to Digital Forensic Engineering (IEEE, 2005).

• Civil Procedure I
• Evidence

• Outstanding Upper Class Teaching Award
• Golden Gavel Award
• Outstanding Teacher Award
• Outstanding Teaching Award
• Golden Rule Award
• Outstanding Professor of the Year Award
• Elected to American Law Institute