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Jason B. Adkins

Jason Adkins graduated from the University of Michigan in 1982, and Harvard Law School in 1991. He is admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and federal courts (District of Massachusetts and U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia).  He has also been admitted pro hac vice in numerous state courts.

Jason Adkins is a founder and director of Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C.  Previously, Jason was founder and executive director of the Center for Insurance Research from 1991 to 1997. The Center is a leading non-profit organization that conducts research and advocates on behalf of insurance policyholders nationwide.  He has written, published and testified widely on insurance and related regulatory matters.

Jason specializes in evaluating and prosecuting complex litigation and all aspects of major consumer class action litigation around the country. He has also represented state and national candidates for political office and political parties in election-related litigation, and represented clients before the U.S. Federal Election Commission, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Mass. Board of Medicine, Mass. Department of Environmental Protection, numerous state insurance departments, other governmental agencies, and before professional associations.

David L. Kelston

David Kelston graduated from Columbia College in 1967, the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard, M.P.A., in 1982, and Harvard Law School (magna cum laude) in 1982, where he served as articles editor for the Harvard Law Review. David is admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and federal courts (District of Massachusetts and U.S Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit).

David Kelston is a founder and director of Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C.  He is an experienced trial and appellate litigator who, after clerking for the Federal District Judge Robert Keeton following law school, was an associate and then partner at prominent Boston law firms until the formation of this law firm in 1997. David is the author of various articles concerning trial practice and related matters, and has served as a member and on the board of directors of numerous law-related groups.

David has litigated cases that resulted in significant impact involving: constitutional first amendment rights; business cases concerning investors' property interests; intellectual property disputes; and criminal cases establishing evidentiary rules for informant testimony and automobile searches by police.

John Peter Zavez

John Peter Zavez graduated from Harvard College in 1981, served on active duty in the US Army from 1981-85, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1989. He has been a member of the Massachusetts bar since 1989, and various federal courts (District of Colorado, and the 1st, 2nd 5th, 7th and 8th Circuits).

John is a founder and director of Adkins, Kelston & Zavez, P.C.  His previous legal experience includes clerking for Federal District Judge William G. Young, and working eight years for two prominent Boston law firms. John has been involved in every aspect of approximately 30 nationwide consumer and shareholder class action lawsuits, from investigating and filing complaints to negotiating settlements. One third of those lawsuits have settled for recoveries in the millions of dollars.

Outside of work, John is married and the father of three girls, a Colonel in the US Army Reserve, and a "middle of the pack" endurance athlete who has completed the Boston Marathon each year since 1990.

Noah N. Rosmarin

Noah Rosmarin graduated from the University of Tampa, in 1992, and Southern New England School of Law in 1995. While in law school, Noah served as an officer of the International Law Society (1993-1995), was a member of the Environmental Law Society (1994-1995) and was Outstanding Oralist on the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Mr. Rosmarin is admitted to the Massachusetts bar, and federal courts (District of Massachusetts and U.S Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit).

Noah was selected as one of Massachusetts' five outstanding young lawyers in 1997 for his participation in high-profile civil rights litigation. He was most recently commended for his successful effort, through the use of DNA evidence, in freeing a Massachusetts citizen who had been wrongly imprisoned for almost a decade. Noah joined the firm at its inception in 1997 and is involved in all aspects of the firm's litigation practice.

 

 

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