Leah Adams

Leah is a 2007 graduate of McGeorge School of Law. Before returning to work at McGeorge in 2014, Leah managed her own practice as a criminal defense attorney and family law litigator in the Bay Area. Prior to that, she worked for a litigation boutique law firm in San Jose and as an attorney with the Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley. Leah also has experience working for public agencies including an Arizona public defender and the State of California, and taught high-school students evidence and the nuances of trial advocacy skills for several years.

As the Assistant Dean of Students, Community, and Belonging, Leah provides support to students in all of the McGeorge School of Law programs, provides academic advising, oversees our robust slate of Registered Student Organizations, implements ADA accommodations, and is responsible for Diversity, Equity, Including, and Belonging student initiatives at McGeorge.  

Leah teaches as an Adjunct Professor in our Global Lawyering Skills program, focusing on teaching legal writing, legal research, oral advocacy, and other core lawyering skills, and has taught our Race in the Law course. She graduated with a BA in Psychology from Hendrix College and a BA in Social Science with a focus on History from the University of North Texas. She is an active member of the California Bar.