ARLIN M. ADAMS

Arlin M. Adams is of counsel to the Philadelphia law firm Schnader, Harrison, Segal and Lewis, where he has a diversified litigation and appellate practice and has handled numerous complex litigation matters. He served as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge from 1969 to 1987. His professional and civic leadership has been evident throughout the length of his distinguished career, and in 2001, Susquehanna University created the Arlin M. Adams Center for Law and Society at Susquehanna to honor his many achievements. The University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Annenberg Foundation established the Arlin M. Adams Professorship on Constitutional Law in his honor in 2005.

In 1995, Adams was appointed by the court as trustee in the New Era bankruptcy case, the largest nonprofit bankruptcy in history at that time. Earlier, he was appointed by then-Gov. Casey as chair of the commission investigating the prison riot at Camp Hill. He was secretary of public welfare for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1966.

From 1998 to 2002, Adams served as independent counsel in regard to the investigation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In 1994 to 1995, he conducted an investigation of the Pennsylvania attorney general for alleged criminal activity and for Fox Chase Cancer Center for allegations of improper medial research. He has served on many other investigatory panels and counsel appointments.