President, Chief Executive
Buchalter
Adam Bass is the president and chief executive of the downtown-based law firm Buchalter, where he has led the firm through significant growth since taking the role in 2013. Bass began his career at Buchalter as a junior associate, later becoming a partner and serving on the firm’s board of directors. The firm has since grown to more than 600 attorneys across 15 offices nationwide. Additionally, Bass is a founding partner of Abington Emerson Investments, a Sawtelle-based real estate investor and developer.
First job: Office clerk in high school
Favorite charity or cause: Breast Cancer Awareness
Favorite book: “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom
Favorite quote: “Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill
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