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Adam Peoples

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Biography

Adam Peoples primarily defends doctors, lawyers, accountants, and engineers in negligence and ethics matters. His downtown Asheville practice also includes defending claims regarding general liability, governmental liability, civil rights, products liability, and transportation.

Ranked AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated™ by Martindale-Hubbell, Adam has enjoyed a great deal of success in the courtroom. He has litigated hundreds of cases, including more than 1,700 hours of jury trial time, defending cases involving seven and eight-figure demands, lasting anywhere from three days to seven weeks long.

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Experience

Construction
Correctional Health Care
Employment
General Liability
Medical Malpractice
Professional Malpractice & Ethics
Transportation

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • Georgia
    • Court of Appeals, Supreme Court
  • North Carolina

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Courts of Appeals:

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education

  • J.D., Mercer University
  • B.A., summa cum laude, Columbus State University

Memberships

  • 28th Judicial District Bar
  • Bucombe County Bar Association: Executive Committee Member
  • Harry C. Martin American Inn of Court
  • North Carolina American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA): Board of Directors, 2024-2027

Recognition

  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, Best Lawyers®, 2021-2025
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • North Carolina Rising Star, Super Lawyers®, 2022-2023
  • Southeastern Legal Awards: On the Rise, Daily Report, 2023

Presentations

  • Medical Malpractice: Mastering Safety, Trials, & Case Valuations
    North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA), 47th Annual Meeting; June 15, 2024
  • Mass Gatherings: 1st Amendment Issues Surrounding Public Protests
    CMPD Crime Intel, MAIN Conference; April 25, 2024
  • Strategies for Policing Mass Gatherings and Protests
    North Carolina Law Enforcement Planners & Analysts Association, Annual Fall Conference; October 18, 2023
  • Strategies for Policing Mass Gatherings and Protests
    North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Training Conference, January 2022
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Publications

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In the Press

58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Award Recipients

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

55 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

We’re pleased to announce that 55 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

NCADA: Adam Peoples on Third-Party Litigation Funding & Need for Legislative Action

In an article written for the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (NCADA), Asheville Partner Adam Peoples reviews the complications associated with third-party litigation funding. Adam, along with HBS Summer Associate Connor Wiseman, discuss recent increases in this type of funding along with associated risks and why, consequently, there is a need for legislative action

Two HBS Birmingham & Asheville Partners Recognized in 2023 Southeastern Legal Awards

HBS Partners Adam Peoples, of the Asheville Office, and Andrew C. Knowlton, of the Birmingham office, have been recognized as “On the Rise” in the 2023 Southeastern Legal Awards. Adam Peoples Adam primarily defends doctors, lawyers, accountants, and engineers in negligence and ethics matters. His downtown Asheville practice also includes defending claims regarding general liability,

4 North Carolina Attorneys Recognized on 2023 Super Lawyers Lists

NORTH CAROLINA – January 26, 2023 – In the 2023 edition of the magazine, the law firm of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has been recognized for its outstanding legal work as four of its attorneys have been named on the lists of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Isaac Northup has been selected to the

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored by The Best Lawyers In America 2023

47 lawyers from the firm have been honored in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

HBS Adds Associate Cameron E. Nieters to North Carolina Office

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is delighted to welcome Cameron E. Nieters as an Associate to its growing office in Asheville, North Carolina. Cameron focuses her practice on medical malpractice, general liability, insurance coverage, professional malpractice & ethics, and government liability. Prior to joining HBS, Cameron spent two years clerking at a Winston Salem-based firm

Two Asheville Partners Recognized on the 2022 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List

In the 2022 edition of the North Carolina Super Lawyers magazine, the law firm of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) has been recognized for its outstanding legal work as two of its Partners have been named on the list of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Isaac Northup has been selected to the Super Lawyers list

Healthcare Risk Management: Adam Peoples on the Use of Hospital Surveillance Video in Medical Malpractice Claims

Asheville Partner Adam Peoples was quoted in an October 19, 2021, article in Healthcare Risk Management discussing the use of hospital surveillance video as evidence in medical malpractice claims. Surveillance video can be useful to either the plaintiff or defendant – or even both, depending on the circumstances, Adam told the publication. Discussing a case

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored by The Best Lawyers In America® 2022

We’re excited to announce that 25 HBS lawyers have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Honored By The Best Lawyers In America© 2021

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is pleased to announce 24 lawyers from the firm were honored in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© . This award is based on an evaluation process that includes a collection of client and lawyer evaluations and peer reviews from attorneys in the same field. These HBS

Hall Booth Smith Names Battey, Brooks and Peoples as Partners

ATLANTA – Jan. 07, 2020 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has named three new partners as the firm elevates leaders and recognizes their outstanding service to clients. Joining the firm’s partnership ranks are Alex Battey in Atlanta; Shawn J. Brooks in Jacksonville, Florida; and Adam Peoples in Asheville, North Carolina. Battey focuses her practice on

Hall Booth Smith Opens Asheville Office, Second in North Carolina

ATLANTA – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. announces the opening of an office in Asheville, North Carolina, the firm’s 14th office in the Southeast and second in North Carolina. This comes shortly after the firm’s office opening in Jacksonville, Florida earlier this month. The new office, to be managed by Isaac N. Northup, Jr., bolsters the firm’s