Barbara Adams (born November 17, 1951) was appointed

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on June 1, 2005 by Governor

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, a post she held until January 17, 2011.The Pennsylvania Manual
Vol 12
Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices
accessed October 29, 2012 Adams was born in

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on November 17, 1951.The Pennsylvania Manual
Vol 119
Section 4: Executive: Elected Offices
accessed 2012-10-29. Sh was raised in

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, and had been a partner with Duane Morris LLP in

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from 1986, a firm she joined originally as a summer associate in 1977. Adams 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