Adam M. Cain has been practicing law since 2003 and concentrates his practice on criminal law, collections and general civil litigation including, personal injury. Adam is a native of Gainesville, Georgia. He is a graduate of Berry College in Rome, Georgia. Adam received his Juris Doctorate with distinction from Mississippi College School of Law in 2002. While attending law school, Adam was an active member of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Mississippi Environmental Protection Agency, Legal Division and Phi Delta Phi.
Following graduation from law school, Adam became licensed to practice law in Georgia and in South Carolina. For several years he practiced law in South Carolina where he worked in private practice at the Welch Law Firm and served as the City Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Greenwood. In 2006, Adam and his wife returned to his home state of Georgia where he joined Greer, Stansfield & Turner, LLP in Covington.
Adam is married to Fran Thompson, an Athens native, who is a Social Worker for the Athens-Clarke County School District. They have three children. Adam is an avid runner, enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.
Education
Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi
J.D. - 12/2002
Honors: With Distinction
Berry College, Mount Berry, Georgia
B.A. - 04/2000
Honors: With Distinction
Honors: President's and Dean's List
Honors: Bonner Scholar
Bar Admission
Georgia, 2003
South Carolina, 2003
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2003
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2003
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2003
Classes & Seminars
Basic Debt Collection, GA ICLE, 2009
Past Positions
The Welch Law Firm, LLC, Associate, 2003 to 2006
Greer, Stansfield & Turner, LLP, Associate, 2006 to 2009
City of Greenwood, City Prosecutor and Assistant City Attorney
Fraternities or Sororities
Phi Delta Phi
Professional Associations
Georgia Trial Lawyers' Association, 2003
South Carolina Trial Lawyers' Association
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Member
Mississippi Environmental Protection Agency, Member
Legal Division, Member
L.E.A.D. Athens Graduate, 2011 - Present
Athfest Half-Marathon Committee Chair
Oconee County Library Board, 2012 - Present
