Adam E. Jones

Adam E. Jones is Of Counsel at Davis Wright Tremaine in Portland, Oregon, where he focuses on complex insurance coverage counseling and litigation. He advises insurance industry clients on commercial insurance policies and develops strategies for resolving coverage issues before suit or through litigation when necessary. His work includes high-impact claims involving environmental matters, mass torts, construction defects, employment disputes, and intellectual property issues, where coverage positions can involve detailed policy interpretation and significant exposure.

Jones earned a J.D., with distinction, from The University of Iowa College of Law and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Iowa. He served on the Moot Court Board during law school. His legal education supports a practice that depends on close reading of policy language, analysis of complex claims, persuasive written advocacy, and courtroom strategy. Those skills are central when insurers need clear coverage opinions, position letters, or litigation guidance involving disputed policy obligations.

Jones has first-chair trial experience in complex insurance litigation in Oregon and Washington state and federal trial and appellate courts. He has served as lead attorney for complex coverage opinions and carrier position letters involving environmental, mass tort, construction defect, employment, and intellectual property claims. Before joining Davis Wright Tremaine, he worked at several insurance-focused law firms and spent time in insurance claims roles, adding direct industry perspective to his legal practice.

Adam E. Jones is admitted in Oregon and Washington and before federal district courts in both states. His practice combines insurance-industry experience, coverage analysis, trial work, and appellate exposure. He helps insurers evaluate commercial policy obligations, identify efficient paths to resolution, and prepare for litigation when disputes cannot be resolved beforehand. His background allows him to approach coverage questions from both legal and claims-management perspectives while keeping cost, risk, and litigation strategy in view.

Law Office Affiliations

• Of Counsel, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member, Washington State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Oregon
• Washington

Education

• The University of Iowa College of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Iowa
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

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