Corinne Adams’ practice focuses on bankruptcy and litigation. She represents corporate debtors, secured creditors, unsecured creditors, and trustees in all aspects of their cases.
Prior to joining YVS Law, Ms. Adams served as the term law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Grossman in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York.
St. John’s University School of Law
- J.D. Dean’s List, Law Review: American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review, Articles & Notes Editor
Lafayette College
- B.A. summa cum laude, Government and Law, and Women’s and Gender Studies
- Phi Beta Kappa (National Honor Society)
- Pi Sigma Alpha (political science honor society)
- Marquis Scholar
- Hon. Robert E. Grossman, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, Term Law Clerk, 2012 – 2013
- Salenger, Sack, Kimmel & Bavaro, LLP, Law Clerk, 2011 – 2012
- St. John’s Elder Law Clinic (debtor-creditor litigation clinic), Legal Intern
- Hon. Scott Fairgrieve of the Nassau County District Court, Judicial Extern
The Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
$30,000,000 multi-phase entity structure, financing and development of The Inn at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club, Queenstown, MD.
Speaker, Remarks at Investiture Reception for United States Bankruptcy Judge in the District of Columbia, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Panelist, “Taxes and Bankruptcy,” Association of Certified Public Accountants
Panelist, “What’s Hot with Executory Contracts?”, Maryland Bankruptcy Bar Association in Maryland
Speaker, Remarks for acceptance of International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s Rising Star Semi-Finalist Award, 25th Annual Fall International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation Conference in Texas
Panelist, “So you want to be the Liquidating Trustee or Distribution Agent?”, Walter Chandler American Inn of Court in Washington, D.C.
Panelist, “Consumer and UST Ethics Issues: Bankruptcy Billing, Bundling and the Upright Decision”, 14th Annual American Bankruptcy Institute Mid-Atlantic Conference in Pennsylvania
Speaker, Remarks at Judicial Investiture for United States Bankruptcy Judge in Virginia, International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation
Speaker, “Serving the Insolvent or Bankrupt Client and Getting Paid”, National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts in Maryland
Panelist, "Employment and Benefit Issues: Rejection of Employment Contracts & Effect on Non-Compete Clauses - Bankruptcy Code § 365", Walter Chandler American Inn of Court in Washington, D.C.
Panelist, "Pathways to Success in Individual and Small Business Chapter 11 Cases", United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York in New York
Panelist, "Behind the Scenes: Roundtable Discussions with Bankruptcy Judges", Suffolk Academy of Law in New York
Panelist, American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review and St. John's University School of Law's Duberstein Competition, St. John's University School of Law in New York
Walter Chandler American Inn of Court, Executive Committee Reporter / CLE Chair (2015-2016), Executive Committee Program Chair (2016- 2018), Executive Committee Secretary/Treasurer (2018-2019), Executive Committee Secretary (2019-Present), Counselor (2020-2022), Member (2022-2024), President Elect (2024-2026)
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation - Greater Maryland Network, Membership Committee (2014), Communications Committee and Newsletter Co-Editor (2014-2016), Director and Communications Committee Co-Chair (2016-2018), Secretary (2018–2019), Vice Chair (2019-2020), Co-Chair (2020-Present), Nominating Committee Chair (2023 - 2024)
International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation – DC Network, Communications Committee Co-Chair (2016-2017), Programming Committee Co-Chair (2017-2018), Secretary (2018-2020), Director At Large (2020-Present) Nominating Committee Chair (2023- 2024)
Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland
Maryland State Bar Association
Anne Arundel Bar Association
Award recipient of the "Rising Legal Stars - Up & Coming Lawyers Class of 2025: Lawyers Under the Age of 40" from What’s Up? Annapolis magazine (published May 1, 2025)
Maryland Super Lawyers® Rising Stars list: Selected for inclusion in the area of Bankruptcy: Business, 2016 - Present
The Best Lawyers in America®: Selected for Inclusion in the Areas of Litigation – Bankruptcy, 2021-2026
Award recipient of “Up & Coming Lawyers Class of 2023: 40 Young Lawyers Under the Age of 40” from What’s Up? Central Maryland magazine (published March 29, 2023)
Participated in the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges Next Generation program in 2019
Awarded International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s Rising Star Semi-Finalist Award
Dean’s Awards for Excellence in Reorganization under Chapter 11 and Drafting: Contracts
Awards for Excellence in Introduction to Bankruptcy Practice: Case Analysis, Elder Law Clinic (debtor-creditor litigation clinic), Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Environmental Law, and General Externship Seminar
Award recipient of “Celebrate Long Island’s Young Professionals: Honoring 30 Young People under the Age of 30” from the Huntington Township Chamber of Commerce
Tina's Wish, D.C. Metro Gathering Committee, Member (2023-2025)
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, represented Chapter 7 clients
Co-Author for the Chapter on "Bankruptcy Appeals", Commercial Bankruptcy Litigation (Second Edition) Treatise (2026)
"Stopped Payments as Avoidable Unauthorized Post-Petition Transfers", American Bankruptcy Institute Journal (August 2018)
Frenville Overruled; Claims Arise Upon Exposure in the Third Circuit, ABI Bankruptcy Case Blog (Dec. 1, 2010)
Frenville Overruled; Claims Arise Upon Exposure in the Third Circuit, ABI Business Reorganization Listserv (Nov. 24, 2010)