• Action Pathways, Inc.
• Agricultural Hall of Fame Nomination Committee
• Alliance Health Board of Directors
• American Rescue Plan Committee
• Board of Health
• Crown Event Center Committee
• FAMPO Transportation Advisory Committee
• Fayetteville-Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation
• Fayetteville Cumberland Liaison Committee
• Government Services Campus Committee, Chair
• Mayor’s Coalition
• Mid Carolina Council of Governments Rural Transportation Advisory Committee
• Southeastern Economic Development Commission

Career Information & Professional Memberships

• Senior Partner with Adams, Burge and Boughman, P.L.L.C.
• Served as the Director of Recruitment and Placements at the NCCU School of Law
• Served as Clerk for the Honorable Clifton Johnson, N.C. Court of Appeals.
• Member of the North Carolina Bar Association
• Member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice
• Member of the Fayetteville Area Minority Lawyers Association

Local Leadership

• Serves on the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees.
• Chairman of Action Pathways Incorporated
• Chairman of the Cumberland County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
• Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees
• Former Board of Commissioner Liaison to the Library Board of Trustees
• Former Member of the Cumberland Community Action Program
• Former Member of the Public Works Commission
• Cumberland County Bar Association President from 2001 – 2002.

Regional Leadership

• Cape Fear Valley Hospital System Board of Trustees

State Leadership

National Leadership

Community Activities

• NCCU Board of Trustees from 2003-2011
• Chair of the NCCU Board of Trustees from 2009-2011
• KAPPA ALPHA PSI, Inc.
• E.E. Smith Giving Circle
• Cumberland County Sheltered Workshop
• Fayetteville Urban Ministry
• Fayetteville Museum of Art
• Fayetteville YMCA
• Former Member of the Cumberland County ABC Board
• Former Sports Commentator for Cumberland County High School Football
• Mentor for the Cumberland County Young Lawyers Association

Awards & Recognitions

• The Order of the Long Leaf Pine
• Lawyer of the Year - North Carolina Black Lawyers Association
• Boss of the Year - Legal Support Staff of Cumberland County
• Strathmore Who’s Who
• Smith Chapel FWB Church Man of the Year
• Fayetteville Observer Readers’ Choice Award for Best Attorney
• Alumnus of the N. C. Historically Black College and University and Named a “Living Legend”
• 2018 Recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association's Legal Legends of Color Award.

Educational Background

• 1984- NCCU School of Law, Jurist Doctorate
• 1981- N. C. State University, Bachelor of Arts
• 1978- Oxford University, Oxford England

Family Information

• Married to the Honorable Gale M. Adams, Superior Court Judge of the 14th Judicial District
• Five children: Dr. Rachel Adams, Daniel, Leah, Joshua and Precious.

Personal Interests

• Attends Smith Chapel FWB Church, Served as the Treasurer, Youth Department President and Sunday School teacher.