Adam was called to the Bar in 2015 and joined chambers the same year. Before coming to the bar he had been a criminal solicitor for 14 years including 12 as a higher courts advocate. In total he has worked in the criminal justice system for 43 years. In his early days as a solicitor he worked with prestigious Leeds criminal firms such as Henry Hyams, Delaneys and McCormicks. In his years as a sole practitioner he litigated and appeared in a variety of heavy duty cases including Rape, Murder (as a led junior) Fraud and a series of drug conspiracies.
Since joining the bar Adam has developed a mixed prosecution and defence practice. He is a grade 3 prosecutor but enjoys returning to his defence roots