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.
Experience
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
Publications
- The Complications Associated with Third-Party Litigation Funding
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; July 27, 2023 - Doctors vs. the Dead Man: The Problem with Application of North Carolina Rule of Evidence 601(c) in Wrongful Death Suits Arising from Alleged Medical Malpractice
North Carolina State Bar Journal, Fall 2021 - Custodial Care Issues: Minors and Custody Disputes
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018 - Custodial Care Issues: Parents of Sexually Active Teens
Medical Mutual MedNotes, March 2018