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2025 Power List 100: James E. Adkins, Berger Cohen & Brandt

Staff Report//December 11, 2025//

James E. Adkins

2025 Power List 100: James E. Adkins, Berger Cohen & Brandt

Staff Report//December 11, 2025//

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St. Louis

James Adkins has over 30 years of experience representing clients in commercial real estate matters. Adkins regularly counsels developers and investors on all aspects of their projects while helping them to reduce risk and increase profit. 

A few of the areas he assists with are acquisition, financing, leasing, governmental and zoning approvals, incentives, management, operations and dispositions. According to his firm, his leasing experience includes the drafting and negotiating of build to suit, ground, retail, industrial and office leases for both landlords and tenants. 

He earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University.


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