Adam Kraut

Adam Kraut was born and raised in Chester County, PA. Active in scouting since kindergarten, Adam achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in 2004. After graduating high school, Adam attended SUNY Binghamton where he graduated in 2009 with a major in Political Science concentrating in politics and law. After taking a year away from academics, Adam attended Widener Law School at night while maintaining a day job and graduated in 2014.

Adam is an avid firearms enthusiast, whose love for firearms began in Boy Scouts at Camp Horseshoe. Adam’s experience in the firearms industry as the general manager of a Federal Firearms Licensee, who is a Class 3 dealer, gives him a working knowledge of the challenges the industry, licensees and individuals face on a daily basis. Having worked with industry leaders, individual licensees and individuals both from behind the counter and in a legal context, Adam is in a unique position to give advice with insight others may not have.

In addition to being active in the courtroom, Adam is politically active to ensure that the Second Amendment rights of future generations continue to be protected. He was the host of The Gun Collective‘s show, The Legal Brief, where he dispelled the various legal myths and misinformation in the gun world. Adam is also a frequent guest on on podcasts and on occasion writes for Recoil Web. In his free time, Adam fiddles with the guitar, cranks out ammunition behind the reloading press, can be found at the range training, enjoys hiking through the woods and cares for his small pack of dogs.

Education

• Widener Law School 2014
• SUNY Binghamton 2009

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• District Court for the Eastern
  District of Pennsylvania – 2015
• District Court for the Western
  District of Pennsylvania – 2015
• District Court for the Middle
  District of Pennsylvania – 2016
• District Court for the
  District of Columbia – 2018
• District Court for the
  District of Colorado – 2019
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Sixth Circuit – 2017
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Third Circuit – 2017
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the D.C. Circuit – 2019
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Ninth Circuit – 2020
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Eleventh Circuit – 2020
• United States Court of Appeals
  for the Fourth Circuit – 2021

Publications

• Can I Still Own a Gun? The Making of a Prohibited Person through Ineffective/Incompetent Legal Advice – New Matter | Chester County Bar Association – 2016
• ATF’s Perplexing Interpretation of Stabilizing Braces – Recoil Concealment #6 – 2017
• National Reciprocity: A Forgotten Cause? – Recoil Concealment # 7- 2017

Professional Associations and Memberships

• National Rifle Association – Benefactor Member
• Second Amendment Foundation – Life Member
• Firearms Owners Against Crime – Life Member

Honors and Awards

• Eagle Scout
• Certified Glock Armorer
• Former Certified Smith and Wesson M&P Armorer
• Certified FN SCAR Armorer
• Avvo Clients’ Choice Award Lawyer Adam Kraut | Lawyer General Practice