Adam J. Kress

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Adam co-chair’s Johnson // Becker’s Consumer Products Department, which includes claims involving common defective household products such as pressure cookers, blenders and exploding batteries. For more than a decade, he has had the privilege of helping hundreds of clients navigate the legal process through settlement and in some instances, trial. Adam takes immense pride in his work and has achieved jury verdicts in excess of $2,000,000.00.

Adam attended law school at William Mitchell College of Law in Saint Paul, Minnesota. While attending law school at William Mitchell, Adam dedicated much of his time to representing clients through the school’s Civil Advocacy Clinic, where he helped veterans, the homeless, and individuals who had been wrongfully terminated from their jobs.

When not working, Adam enjoys spending time with his wife, Sydney, and their two dogs. Adam is also a devoted outdoorsman, and enjoys hunting, fishing and gardening in his spare time.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
  • Consumer Products Liability

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Minnesota Association for Justice – Achievement in Public Service, 2015
  • Selected as a “Super Lawyer: Rising Star,” 2021-2026

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Association for Justice
  • Minnesota State Bar Association

BAR ADMISSIONS

    • Minnesota, 2015
    • U.S. District of Minnesota, 2016
    • U.S. District of Colorado, 2018
    • U.S. District of the Western District of Michigan, 2021
    • U.S. District of the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2021
    • U.S. District of New Mexico, 2018
    • U.S. District of the Western District of Wisconsin, 2021
    • U.S. District of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 2024
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 2025
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2025
    • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 2026

EDUCATION

  • William Mitchell College of Law, Juris Doctor St. Paul, Minnesota 2015
  • University of Minnesota, B.A. Journalism and Mass Communications Minneapolis, Minnesota 2012