Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Neal Adams ’68
President of law firm of Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C.
Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University
Neal Adams ’68
Mr. Adams was born and raised in Tyler, Texas. He earned his BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University in 1968 and obtained his Juris Doctor in 1970 from Baylor University School of Law. While attending Texas A&M University, he was Head Yell Leader from 1967-1968. He served on the Student Senate and was Adjutant General for 2nd Brigade Staff of the Corps of Cadets.
After obtaining his Juris Doctor in 1970 from Baylor University, Mr. Adams served in the United States Army as a 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant’s General Corps, and was trial counsel for Headquarters Command, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, earning the Army Commendation Medal for Meritorious Service and was honorably discharged in 1972.
Mr. Adams resides in Bryan, Texas and has been practicing law in Fort Worth, Tarrant County since 1972. He is President of the law firm of Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C., located in Grapevine, Texas. Mr. Adams is a past member and Past President of the Board of Trustees, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. He is also a past member and Past President of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Chamber of Commerce. He is also a past member of the Board and Past President of the Mid-Cities Rotary Club.
Mr. Adams continues to be very supportive of Texas A&M:
- Member and Past Chairman of President Welsh’s Board of Visitors for the Corps of Cadets;
- Member of and Past Chair of the Chancellor’s Century Council;
- Past Chair of the 12th Man Foundation
- Past Co-Agent for class of ’68;
- Past President and current Treasurer of the Former Yell Leaders’ Association;
- Member of and Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Council, Texas A&M University School of Lawlocated in Fort Worth, Texas;
- Member of the Advisory Board and Chair of the Development Committee for the TexasA&M University Bush School of Government and Public Policy;
- Chairman of the Baylor Oral Health Foundation Board of Trustees, which supportsfinancially the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry located in Dallas, Texas.
In 2001, Governor Rick Perry appointed Mr. Adams as a member of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board where he served for 6 years, and in July 2005 Governor Perry appointed him Vice Chairman of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Mr. Adams is a member (2009-to date) and the current Chair of the Board of the Texas Higher Education Foundation (2011-to date).
In October 2002 and 2007, Texas Lawyer Magazine named him as the “Go-To-Lawyer” for school law in the State of Texas. From 2003 through 2023, he was named one of the Texas Super Lawyers in school and education law by “Texas Monthly Magazine”. In 2015, Mr. Adams was inducted into the Hall of Fame, Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District as a former member and President of the Board of Trustees. He was presented the 2016 Kelly Frels Lifetime Achievement Award by the State Bar of Texas School Law Section.
Mr. Adams is the recipient of the 2020 Dan Rugeley Price Memorial Award from the Texas Bar Foundation for professionalism. He is also the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Aggie Lawyer Award from the Texas Aggie Bar Association. In May 2023, he was awarded the 2023 Blackstone Award by the Tarrant County Bar Association (highest honor given in recognition of a career that exemplifies professional aptitude, integrity, and courage).
He has been a continual supporter of the Texas A&M University School of Law from its inception, and served on the Law School’s Search Committees for its 1st Dean in 2013 and the 2nd Dean in 2017. In February 2008, Mr. Adams was named by the Association of Former Students as a Distinguished Alumni of Texas A&M University and in 2010 he was inducted into the Hall of Honor, Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets.