Education
J.D., University  of Tennessee

About

Terry Adams is the founding attorney of Adams Law and the president of Admiral Title Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a former NFL player’s agent and has taught Sports Law and Title Law at the University of Tennessee Law School. In addition to teaching at the law school, he is a frequent speaker across the state providing training and education to the legal, business and real estate community on negotiations, contract law and real estate law.  He has appeared as a “Top Attorney” in several categories as published in Knoxville Cityview Magazine including Real Estate Development & Financing Law, Business Law, and Sports & Entertainment Law.

Adams frequently writes on topics that concern his clients such as The Art & Science of Negotiation, Cityview Magazine 2009, Business Law:  Representing the Whole Client, Cityview Magazine 2011, Getting it Right When it Counts – Crisis Management and Critical Decision Making, Cityview Magazine 2012.  Finding Opportunities to Thrive in the Face of Crisis, Knoxville News Sentinel, February 2021.

He is from Nashville, Tennessee, and served eight years in the United States Navy Reserves.

He teaches contract drafting and negotiation, and serves as an attorney-mentor for the UT Law Mentoring Program.