Barbara Adams (born November 17, 1951,

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)The Pennsylvania Manual
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General counsel A general counsel, also known as chief counsel or chief legal officer (CLO), is the chief in-house lawyer for a company or a governmental department. In a company, the person holding the position typically reports directly to the CEO, and their ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

on June 1, 2005 by Governor

Edward G. Rendell Edward Gene Rendell (; born January 5, 1944) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author. He served as the 45th Governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011, as chair of the national Democratic Party, and as the 96th Mayor of Philad ...

, a post she held until January 17, 2011.The Pennsylvania Manual
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accessed October 29, 2012 Adams, who was raised in

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, had been a partner with Duane Morris LLP in

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since 1986, a firm she joined originally as a summer associate in 1977. She graduated from

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in 1978 and previously from

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.GOVERNOR RENDELL NAMES BARBARA ADAMS GENERAL COUNSEL TO THE COMMONWEALTH, April 2005
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References

External links

Office of General Counsel, Pennsylvania website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Barbara Living people 1951 births People from Hutchinson, Kansas Politicians from Pottsville, Pennsylvania Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni Smith College alumni Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel