Gilbert T. Adams, III
Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Beaumont, Texas
Gilbert Adams Law Offices
Practice areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Transportation & Maritime
Licensed in Texas since: 1994
Education: Baylor University School of Law
Languages spoken: English, Spanish
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2026 
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1855 Calder AveBeaumont, TX 77701 Phone: 409-835-3000 Email: Gilbert T. Adams, III Visit website
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We are Trial Lawyers representing Texas workers, victims, consumers and their Families for more than 95 years. Since our Firm was founded in 1930, we have zealously represented clients and handled all types of personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, professional negligence, insurance and commercial cases recovering hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients. Our clients have been victims of wrongful conduct who have sustained serious injuries and damages or lost loved ones in accidents across Texas including truck/auto collisions, construction accidents, dangerous premises, products liability, brain injuries, burn injuries, electrocutions, job injuries, wrongful death, Jones Act & FELA cases, falls, fraud, sexual assault, insurance denial, breach of contract, commercial wrong-doing and professional or legal negligence
First Admitted: 1994, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.gta-law.com/attorneys/gilbert-adams-iii/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2024
- Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2025
- Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2023
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2023
- American Association for Justice, Member, 2023
- Member, Jefferson County Bar Association., 2023
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- $5,000,000+ settlement arising from IH-10 tractor-trailer collision, 2025
- $2,200,000 jury verdict resulting $3M Final Judgment arising from automobile collision resulting in 3 level cervical fusion. Harris v May, 136th Judicial District Court, 2025
- $8M Wrongful Death recovery caused by Dangerous Drug , 2025
- $4M recovery for amputation caused by defective product, 2024
- $3M+ recovery for man who sustained burns to his upper extremities and face , 2024
- $8M wrongful death recovery for parents of worker who was electrocuted and killed, 2025
- $1.75M recovery for vehicle occupant injured when distracted driver changed lanes when unsafe to do so., 2025
- $1M+ recovery who sustained injuries when elevator car abruptly stopped, 2025
- $6.8M recovery for 18 wheeler driver who was injured when a Street Sweeper made unsafe turn, 2025
- $10M+ recovery for occupant struck by 18-wheeler, 2024
- $8M recovery for woman in collision caused by distracted driver, 2024
- $7+M victim for pedestrian struck by 3/4 pickup, 2023
- $9+M recovery for victim of defective product, 2022
- $1M policy limits for occupants of work truck struck by commercial vehicle, 2023
- $4+M recovery for victim of commercial driver negligence, 2023
- $9+ Victims of intersection collision with commercial vehicle for multiple occupants, 2003
- $6+M recovery for auto collision caused by alleged drunk driver, 2024
- $5+M recovery for auto collision by alleged drunken driver, 2022
- $3+M recovery for burns caused by electrocution, 2021
- $7+M for wrongfuldeath, 2024
- $1.5+M for slip and fall victim, 2018
- Truck driver injured while gauging tank when overcome by toxic fumes at tank battery site causing him to fall down tank battery stairs in South Texas injuring back, neck and head. Policy limits of $1M paid on behalf of operator. Case brought about safety improvements designed to prevent exposure to gaugers., 2017
- Customer leaving chain restaurant slipped and fell on floor near kitchen causing closed head injury and back injury. Franchisee paid $1M policy limits. No warning provided and the floor was not made safe prior to fall., 2017
- Intersection collision in Beaumont, Texas (Walden Road/Major Drive). Injured Mom/Wife sustained injureis when commercial vehicle ran red light causing injury to her neck, low back, head and chest injury. Policy limits of $1,000,000 paid to injured woman. , 2017
- Adult Mother and Daughter sustained serious injuries in Jasper County when Log Truck trailer stalled in curve of farm to market highway. Driver unable to stop, striking side of log truck trailer causing multiple injuries. Products liablity claims also asserted against manufacturer of trailer. Over $2,600,000 recovered for Mother and Daughter. , 2016
- Products liablity action involving crane and manbasket. Cable jumped from sheave causing manbasket to fall over 20 feet causing injuries to both mens lower extremities, including one btk amputation, as well as back injuries. $9,000,000 recovered on behalf of both men. Note, local law firm actually filed case, but nonsuited it before our firm began working on the case and made the recovery. , 2007
- Wrongful death auto-pedestrian case. Confidential settlement for death of pedestrian who failed to yield right of way to oncoming motorist. , 2015
- Refinery explosion causing the death of welder. Policy limits of $4,000,000 paid to wife, 3 sons and mother of deceased construction welder. , 2013
- Gross negligence case against employer for wrongful death of welder injured as as a result of lack of adequate safety program. $900,000 settlement., 2014
- Explosion at refinery causing burns and emotional trauma to contract worker. $9,000,000+ settlement. , 2015
- Child injured on ski slope in New Mexico when other child lost control and collided into injured child. $250,000 paid to injured child., 2017
- Mineral rights case. Summary judgment granted in favor of Plaintiff awarding disputed mineral estate in Eagle Ford shale play. Value of settlement = $300,000 and continuing with continued monthly royalties., 2015
Videos
- Who we are, 2013
Representative Clients
- Tiger Industries, Commercial , 2021
- Atascosa Wildlife Supply, Inc., 2024
Transactions
- Closing of purchase of hundreds of acres of surface/mineral estate after 8 year suit based on specific performance of Earnest Money Contract, 2019
Special Licenses / Certifications
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2012
- Official Measurer for Boone and Crockett Club, Pope & Young Club, Texas Big Game Awards and Rowland and Ward. , 2009
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2005
Pro bono / Community Service
- General Counsel, Big Thicket Association, 2017
- Texas Deer Association General Counsel, 2014
Educational Background
- BA, Political Science. Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1988-1992
- Juris Doctor, Baylor Law School, Waco, Texas, 1992-1994
White Papers
- Relationship of private ownership of hoofstock to the Public Use Doctrine, Public Use Doctrine, Agriculture, Wildlife, 2012
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Author, Discovering the Big Box Retailer, Trial Magazine, American Association for Justice, 2002
- Presenter, Making Death Penalty Sanctions Stick, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2001
Honors
- Recognition for seven figure jury verdicts, judgments and/or settlements., Member, Million Dollary Advocates Forum, 1998
Industry Groups
- Auto/Truck Collisions
- Brain Injuries
- Burn Injuries
- Business Tort Cases
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Accidents
- Dangerous Drugs And Medical Devices
- Drownings
- Falls
- Fraud
- Injuries To Children
- Injuries To The Elderly
- Insurance Denial
- Job Injuries
- Job Injuries
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Negligence
- RSD/CRPS Injuries
- Sexual Assault
- Watercraft Collisions
- Wrongful Death
Office location for Gilbert T. Adams, III
1855 Calder Ave
Beaumont, TX 77701
Selections
16 Years Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2026