J. Christian Adams (born John Christian Adams in 1968) is an American conservative lawyer and activist specializing in election law, voter integrity, and anti-Islamist issues. He grew up in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, graduating from Hempfield Area High School before earning a BA in English from West Virginia University and a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1993. Admitted to the South Carolina Bar (1994) and Virginia Bar (1999), he began his career as counsel to South Carolina Secretary of State Jim Miles (1993–1997). He later served in the U.S. Department of Justice's Voting Section from 2005 to 2010 under the Bush and Obama administrations, where he was involved in high-profile cases including accusing the DOJ of racial bias in dismissing a voter intimidation case against the New Black Panther Party in 2009 (an internal review found no evidence of bias). After resigning from the DOJ in 2010, he founded the Election Law Center and became President and General Counsel of the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a conservative nonprofit focused on election integrity that litigates against voter fraud claims, immigration policies, and affirmative action. He has litigated election law cases in over 33 states and Guam, represented multiple presidential campaigns, and serves as a legal editor for PJMedia.com, frequently appearing on Fox News and contributing to outlets like Breitbart and the Washington Times. Appointed by President Trump in 2017 to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and as a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (term through 2025), Adams has been a vocal advocate against perceived voter fraud. However, he has faced significant criticism for making alarmist and unsubstantiated claims about the prevalence of voter fraud in the U.S., including falsely accusing legitimate voters of fraud and publicly disclosing their personal information, such as Social Security numbers, leading to accusations of doxxing and ethical violations.