Kevin Adamson is an experienced criminal defense attorney who specializes in representing juveniles charged with crimes in Sacramento, Placer and surrounding counties. He has been a juvenile attorney for close to 30 years and has successfully defended juveniles charged with murder, sexual assault and molest, gun cases, drug cases, auto theft, burglary, robbery, to petty theft, DUI, vandalism, and other misdemeanor offenses.
Most criminal defense attorneys specialize in adult criminal defense and know very little about the law as it relates to the juvenile justice system. Kevin Adamson is an expert in juvenile law. He appears in juvenile court daily and is widely considered by adult criminal defense attorneys, Prosecutors, and Judges to be the area’s foremost expert in defending juveniles.
Kevin Adamson has extensive knowledge and experience representing clients in 707 transfer hearings. California law has changed dramatically in this area placing a strong emphasis on rehabilitation rather than adult court. It is imperative for an attorney to understand the extensive body of law in this area to effectively represent clients facing transfer motions. This applies to both juveniles and adults returning from prison for 707 hearings.
In 2012 Kevin Adamson was awarded the State Bar of California Myer Sankary Attorney of the Year. This is a statewide award given out once per year to one attorney. Kevin Adamson has received numerous other awards including the Sacramento County Bar Association President’s Award in 2006 for his dedication and service to the criminal defense profession.
Kevin Adamson is a member of the California State Bar Association and sat on the Sacramento County Bar Association Board of Directors for 11 years. He was a member of the Bar Association’s Peer Review Committee which oversees complaints against private criminal defense attorneys in Sacramento.
Kevin Adamson was also the Chair of the IDP for 11 years, a private criminal defense organization consisting of approximately 130 criminal defense attorneys. He represents private juvenile defense attorneys at monthly and bi-weekly policy meetings within the Sacramento County Juvenile Court.
Kevin Adamson is an expert in all juvenile criminal issues. He has defended extensive juvenile sex cases and homicides during his career and defended many juveniles being tried in adult court. A large degree of Kevin Adamson’s law practice comes from referrals from adult criminal defense attorneys or civil attorneys who do not know the juvenile criminal system.
Kevin Adamson grew up in Sacramento, California. He graduated from Saint Mary’s College in the Bay Area with honors in 1990. He then attended McGeorge Law School before opening his own private practice specializing in juvenile criminal defense.