Jay Adkisson
Overview
Jay Adkisson is an attorney and a Managing Partner of Adkisson Pitet LLP who practices primarily in the area of creditor-debtor litigation, but also from time-to-time in the areas asset protection and wealth preservation, captive insurance companies and insurance/reinsurance litigation, and Anti-SLAPP litigation. He is also a columnist for Forbes.com, an author of several books, and a popular legal and financial speaker on a variety of topics. He has twice been an expert witness to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, and his lectures have included to the U.S. Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service on judgment enforcement issues.
Jay earned his Juris Doctor degree, with honors, from the University of Oklahoma in 1988, and was a member of the Oklahoma Law Review. He has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Oklahoma (1989), Texas (1993), California (2007), Nevada (2012), Arizona (2012), the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Circuits, and numerous federal district courts nationwide. Jay also occasionally acts as an expert witness in various areas, and has acted as a court-appointed receiver in two high-profile post-judgment enforcement cases.
American Bar Association Activity
Jay is a member of the American Bar Association and has been active in leadership in the Business Law and Real Property, Trusts and Estate (RPTE) sections, including:
- Chair, 2015 to 2016, and Vice-Chair, 2012 to 2015, Committee on Financial Services and Insurance in the Real Property, Trusts & Estates Section; and
- Chair, 2011 to 2014, Committee on Captive Insurance Companies in the Business Law Section.
Uniform Laws Commission Activity
Jay has served as an American Bar Association adviser to the drafting committees of the following uniform acts:
- Uniform Voidable Transactions Act (formerly the Uniform Fraudulent Transfers Act), adopted 2014;
- Uniform Protected Series Act, adopted 2017;
- Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act, adopted 2019; and
- Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, adopted 2020.
Honorary Memberships
- California Association of Judgment Professionals, Honorary Lifetime Member.
- National Association of Estate Planning Council, Honorary Lifetime Member.
- Fellow, American College of LLC and Partnership Attorneys
Inn of Court
- Howard D. McKibben Inn of Court, Master of the Bench, 2016-present.
Future Speaking Appearances
2025.04.25 ... New Orleans, LA ... Jay Adkisson to be a panelist for "Like Swiss Cheese: Exceptions to Charging Order Exclusivity" at the Spring Meeting of the American Bar Association's Business Law Section.
2025.06.05 ... Los Angeles, CA ... Jay Adkiksson to be a panelist for "Crossborder Fisticuffs – Domestic or Foreign Asset Protection" at the The 17th Annual STEP Los Angeles International Tax & Estate Planning Forum: 2025 Global Matrix
Recent Articles
- 2025.06.23 ... How Can A Creditor Get Information From The Debtor's LLC? Let Me Count The Ways
- 2025.06.21 ... New Jersey Anti-SLAPP Law Applies In Part In Federal Court In Paucek
- 2025.06.17 ... Texas Supreme Court Holds That Motions Are Not Within The Scope Of The TCPA In Ferchichi
- 2025.06.11 ... Artificial Intelligence Will Soon Replace Many Human Arbitrators
- 025.06.07 ... Two Courts Uphold UPEPA Fee Awards After Voluntary Dismissals
- 2025.05.27 ... Charging Order Still Effective After Debtor Disassociated From LLC In Baker
- 2025.05.20 ... Iowa Adopts The Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA)
- 2025.05.15 ... Minnesota Court Of Appeals Issues First UPEPA Decision In Dalvin Cook Case
- 2025.05.08 ... Another Victory For Free Speech: Montana Adopts Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
- 2025.05.06 ... Can Civil Conspiracy Be Asserted Against One Who Assists The Debtor In Evading A Judgment? Yes, Says Optronics Court
- 2025.04.30 ... Can An LLC Interest Owned By A Debtor Be Sold By The Bankruptcy Trustee?
- 2025.04.21 ... Like Swiss Cheese: 14 Exceptions To Charging Order Exclusivity
- 2025.04.21 ... IRS Collection Statute Proves Another Exception To Charging Order Exclusivity
- 2025.04.14 ... Why You Shouldn't Count On Your LLC Being Formed Out-Of-State As Your Protection
- 2025.04.07 ... Surviving The Recession: Tips From The Experienced